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24 They witnessed the acts of the Lord,
his amazing feats on the deep water.
25 He gave the order for a windstorm,[a]
and it stirred up the waves of the sea.[b]
26 They[c] reached up to the sky,
then dropped into the depths.
The sailors’ strength[d] left them[e] because the danger was so great.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 107:25 tn Heb “he spoke and caused to stand a stormy wind.”
  2. Psalm 107:25 tn Heb “and it stirred up its [i.e., the sea’s, see v. 23] waves.”
  3. Psalm 107:26 tn That is, the waves (see v. 25).
  4. Psalm 107:26 tn Heb “their being”; traditionally “their soul” (referring to that of the sailors). This is sometimes translated “courage” (cf. NIV, NRSV).
  5. Psalm 107:26 tn Or “melted.”
  6. Psalm 107:26 tn Heb “from danger.”