Psalms 107:28

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The psalmist describes a group in a storm who cry out to Yahweh during their distress, immediately following their realization that all human skill is useless. This moment marks the narrative turning point, occurring just before divine intervention calms the sea.

The words — The Hebrew verb וַיִּצְעֲקוּ (va-yiṣʿăqû) denotes a desperate cry for help, while יוֹצִיאֵם (yoṣiʾēm) literally means "He brought them out." These terms frame the sequence from desperate petition to divine extraction.

The thread — This pattern of crying out in trouble and receiving deliverance repeats in Psalms 107:13 and Psalms 107:19, establishing a consistent liturgical formula. The narrative parallels the disciples' plea in Matthew 8:25 during a life-threatening storm.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that human capability fails when confronted with overwhelming peril. It requires the reader to acknowledge that deliverance depends solely on divine response to desperate petition.

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The Hebrew words

וַיִּצְעֲק֣וּva/i.yitz.'a.Kuand/ they cried out אֶל־'el-to יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahweh בַּצַּ֣רba./Tzarwhen <the>/ it was distressלָהֶ֑םla./Hemto/ themוּֽ֝מִמְּצֽוּקֹתֵיהֶ֗םu./mi./me.tzu.ko.tei./Hemand/ from/ troubles/ their יוֹצִיאֵֽם׃yo.tzi.'E/mhe brought out/ them

King James Version

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

Cross-references

Matthew 8:25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
Psalms 107:13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
Psalms 107:19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
Psalms 107:6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
Acts 27:23 For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
Jonah 1:5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
Jonah 1:14 So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”