Psa 107:21 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men! Ver. 21. Oh that men, &c. ] See Psalms 107:8 . And for his wonderful works ] Men are misericordiis et miraculis obsesse, and it were no hard matter to find a miracle in most of our mercies. read more
Psa 107:22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. Ver. 22. And let them sacrifice, &c. ] If they have escaped sickness, let them offer a passover; and if they have recovered, a thankoffering. Heathens in this case praised their Esculapius; Papists their Sebastian, Valentine, Apollonia, &c. Ears of wax they offer to the saint, who, as they suppose, cureth the ears; eyes of wax to the saint that cureth the eyes, &c. But it is... read more
Psa 107:23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; Ver. 23. They that go down to the sea in ships ] Here we have a fourth specimen or instance of God’s gracious and wise dispensations towards men, in their trading or trafficking by sea. These are said to go down to sea, because the banks are above it; but the water is naturally higher than the land, and, therefore, sailors observe that their ships fly faster to the shore than from it. But what a bold man, saith... read more
Psa 107:24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. Ver. 24. These see the works of the Lord, &c. ] In sea monsters, as whales and whirlpools, and sudden change of weather, and the like, not a few; ebbs and flows, pearls, islands, &c. These are just wonders, and may fully convince the most stubborn atheist that is. read more
Psa 107:25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. Ver. 25. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, &c. ] Of this Seneca, though a heathen, could say, Inter caetera providentiae divinae opera hoc quoque dignum est admiratione, &c., Among other works of the Divine providence this is admirable, that the winds lie upon the sea for the furtherance of navigation, &c. read more
Psa 107:26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. Ver. 26. They mount up to the heaven, they go down, &c. ] An elegant hypotyposis or description of a storm at sea; like whereunto is that in Virgil, Tollimur in coelum curvato gurgite, et iidem Subducta ad manes imos descendimus unda. Their soul is melted because of trouble ] They are ready to die through fear of death. Juntas understandeth it of extreme vomiting, as if... read more
Psa 107:27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end. Ver. 27. They reel to and fro, &c. ] Natant nautae, et vacillant cerebro et pedibus. And are at their wit’s end] All their skill and strength faileth them at once; they can do no more for their lives. Heb. All their wisdom is swallowed up; that is, the art of navigation is now to no use with them. read more
Psa 107:28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. Ver. 28. Then they cry unto the Lord ] "Then," if ever: hence that speech of one, Qui nescit orare, discat navigare, He who cannot pray, let him go to sea, and there he will learn. See Psalms 107:6 . read more
Psa 107:29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Ver. 29. He maketh the storm a calm ] "He," that is, God Almighty, whose the sea is, and he made it, Psalms 95:5 ; not the Pagans Neptune, or the papagans’ St Nicholas. So that the waves thereof are still ] If, therefore, the voluptuous humours in our body (which is but as a cup made of the husk of an acorn in respect to the sea) will not be pacified when the Lord saith unto us, "Be still"; every drop of water in the... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 107:20
Psa 107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered [them] from their destructions. Ver. 20. He sent his word, and healed them ] He commanded deliverance, and it was done; unless there he an allusion to the essential Word, who was afterwards to take flesh, and to heal the diseased. And delivered them from their destructions ] Heb. from their corrupting pits or graves, which do now even gape for them. And he calleth them theirs, quia per peccatum foderunt eas, saith Kimchi, because by... read more