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Scott's Reference Library
Psalm 107:1 through Psalm 107:3 (NIV)
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say this—
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.
Psalm 107:23 through Psalm 107:32 (NIV)
23 Others went out on the sea in ships;
they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24 They saw the works of the LORD,
his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest
that lifted high the waves.
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their peril their courage melted away.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunken men;
they were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper;
the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for men.
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-9
In these verses there is reference to the deliverance from Egypt, and perhaps
that from Babylon: but the circumstances of travellers in those countries are
also noted. It is scarcely possible to conceive the horrors suffered by the
hapless traveller, when crossing the trackless sands, exposed to the burning
rays of the sum. The words describe their case whom the Lord has redeemed from
the bondage of Satan; who pass through the world as a dangerous and dreary
wilderness, often ready to faint through troubles, fears, and temptations. Those
who hunger and thirst after righteousness, after God, and communion with him,
shall be filled with the goodness of his house, both in grace and glory.
Psalm 107:23
VERSES 23-32
Let those who go to sea, consider and adore the Lord. Mariners have their
business upon the tempestuous ocean, and there witness deliverances of which
others cannot form an idea. How seasonable it is at such a time to pray! This
may remind us of the terrors and distress of conscience many experience, and of
those deep scenes of trouble which many pass through, in their Christian course.
Yet, in answer to their cries, the Lord turns their storm into a calm, and
causes their trials to end in gladness.