Psalms 107:27
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
World English 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
28Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
Cross References
Job 12:25They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man.
Isaiah 19:3The spirit of the Egyptians will fail within them. I will destroy their counsel. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards.
Isaiah 24:20The earth will stagger like a drunken man, and will sway back and forth like a hammock. Its disobedience will be heavy on it, and it will fall and not rise again.
Acts 27:15When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way 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 →