Psalms 107:27
They reeled to and fro, and staggered like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was swallowed up —
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end.
In Context
28They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses.
Cross References
Job 12:25They grope in the dark without light, and He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
Isaiah 19:3And the spirit of Egypt shall be made empty within it; and I will make void the counsel thereof; and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the whisperers, and to the ghosts, and to the familiar spirits.
Isaiah 24:20The earth reeleth to and fro like a drunken man, and swayeth to and fro as a lodge; and the transgression thereof is heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:24-33
The Divine Goodness to Mariners. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the Lord , and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth… Read the whole commentary →