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Psalms 107:25
For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses a gathered community recounting the deliverance of those who sailed on ships, describing the exact moment God intervened by commanding a storm against the sea.
The words — The Hebrew text highlights וַיֹּאמֶר (va/i.Yo.mer), literally "and he spoke," and סְעָרָ֑ה (se.'a.Rah), literally "a storm," to record the direct sequence of divine command and tempest formation.
The thread — This motif of God's word summoning storm winds recurs in Psalms 148:8, while Jonah 1:4 and Matthew 8:24 describe the storm's arrival without any reference to God's word.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that the same authority that raises the sea's waves also sets its boundaries, requiring the reader to acknowledge God's sovereign control over natural chaos.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Cross-references
- Jonah 1:4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
- Matthew 8:24 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
- Psalms 148:8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
- Psalms 93:3 The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
- Psalms 105:34 He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.
- Psalms 105:31 He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.
- Psalms 135:7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- John 6:18 A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.