Browse Bible Study Resources

Daily Devotions

Psalms

Psalms 
Day 
Day 194

Psalm 107:25a "For He commands and raises the stormy wind..."

Day 194 – Psalm 107

“For He commands and raises the stormy wind…” Psalm 107:25a

THE REAL MASTER OF THE SEA

The real master of the sea is not the seasoned captain. The Lord is the real Master of the sea.

“For He commands and raises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
Their soul melts because of trouble.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And are at their wits’ end.”
Psalm 107:25-27

1. Description of a fierce storm

a) A stormy wind arises.
b) The waves become higher and higher… (“they mount up to the heavens”)
c) The ship is tossed up and down.
i) It is raised by the waves.
ii) It crashes down (“to the depths”).

2. The sailors

a) “Their soul melts”
i) Fear grips them.
ii) They know that the ship could sink and all on board would perish.
b) “They reel to and fro”
i) A graphic description of how the sailors were staggering on board ship.
ii) They do their utmost to save their ship.
c) “And are at their wits’ end”
i) They may have lightened the ship by throwing goods out.
ii) But all their efforts were in vain.