Psalms 107:27
They would reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was exhausted.
Leeser Tanakh
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
Cross References
Job 12:25They grope in the dark without light, and he causeth them to wander astray like a drunken man.
Isaiah 19:3And the spirit of Egypt shall be emptied out in its inward parts, and its counsel will I frustrate; and they will inquire of the idols, and of the charmers, and of those that have familiar spirits, and of the wizards.
Isaiah 24:20The earth reeleth to and fro like a drunkard, and vibrateth like a watch-hut; and heavily lieth upon it its transgression; 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 →