Psalms 107:25 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Psalms 107:23–32
• Psalms 107:1–43

Read Psalms 107:25 with 107:23–32 and 107:1–43. Read alone, “For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the…” could lose the communal voice, the parallel line or movement it develops, and the psalm's outcome. The complete movement establishes: Within Psalms 107:23–32, the communal voice carries the movement “Sailors delivered from storm” as part of “Let the redeemed tell four rescue stories.” Its thanksgiving-wisdom form and poetic parallelism hold the petitions, images, memories, or praise together before any single line is applied.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Psalms 107:23–32 answers or redirects “The sick restored to praise” within Psalm 107 by carrying “Sailors delivered from storm.” The turn from “And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing” to “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters” explains why this movement occurs here. Within that relationship, Psalm 107:25 supplies a reason or consequence through “For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof” and must be read with the claim it supports.