Psalms 107:27
They reel and stagger like a drunken man, And all their skill is vain.
Noyes Bible
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
26They mount up to the heavens, They sink down to the depths, Their soul melteth with distress;
28Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses;
Cross References
Job 12:25They grope in the dark without light; He maketh them stagger like a drunken man.
Isaiah 19:3The spirit of Egypt shall fail within her, And her devices I will bring to naught. Then shall they consult the idols, and the sorcerers, And the necromancers, and the wizards.
Isaiah 24:20The earth reeleth like a drunkard, It moveth to and fro like a hammock; For her iniquity lieth heavy upon her, And she shall fall and rise no more.
Acts 27:15And the ship being caught, and unable to face the wind, we gave up to it, and were driven along.
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 →