Psalms 107:27
They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;
Cross References
Job 12:25They grope about in the dark, having no light, and He hath made them to reel, like a drunken man.
Isaiah 19:3And the spirit of Egypt, shall vanish, within them, Yea the sagacity thereof, will I swallow up,—And they will seek Unto the idols and Unto them that mutter, and Unto them that have familiar spirits, and Unto the wizards;
Isaiah 24:20The earth staggereth—staggereth like a drunken man, And rocketh to and fro like a night-hut,—So shall be heavy upon her, her transgression, And she shall fall and not again rise.
Acts 27:15and, the ship being caught and we not being able to bring her head to the wind, we let her go, and were borne 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 →