For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
Human affairs are not ruled by blind fortune but by God's judgments in all the changes and chances of this world. Adversity, shipwreck, famine, disease, war, marks His displeasure summoning us to account for our sins; prosperity flows from His grace so He may receive the praise due a merciful Father and impartial Judge.
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Commenting on Psalm 107:1-43
God has only to speak and the tempest obeys His command at once, the waves rising in their fury and leaping toward the sky. So it is with the soul: a single word from the Lord and doubts, fears, terrors, and a thousand afflictions lift their heads like angry waves when He allows the storm winds to beat upon us.
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The psalmist here calls upon those to give glory to God who are delivered from dangers at sea. Though the Israelites dealt not much in merchandise, yet their neighbours the Tyrians and Zidonians did, and for them perhaps this part of the psalm was especially calculated. I. Much of the power of God appears at all times in the sea, Psa 107:23, Psa 107:24.
Commenting on Psalm 107:23-32