What is the meaning of Psalm 107:25? For He spoke - The psalmist begins with God’s voice. Scripture consistently shows that when God speaks, things happen. • Genesis 1:3: “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” Creation itself responded instantly. • Psalm 33:9: “For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.” - The same divine word that formed the universe also governs every moment of it. We are reminded that nothing in nature is random; it answers to God’s direct command. and raised a tempest - The “tempest” is no mild breeze but a fierce, life-threatening storm. God is not merely allowing the wind—He is the One who “raised” it. • Jonah 1:4: “Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was about to break apart.” • Nahum 1:3: “The LORD has His way in the whirlwind and the storm.” - This section underlines that the forces we call “natural disasters” are still under supernatural supervision. • Bullet Point Takeaway: God’s sovereignty extends to what feels chaotic; even the storms are servants of His purposes. that lifted - The verb pictures the storm heaving upward, intensifying the sailors’ terror. The motion is vertical—waves rising higher than the decks. • Job 9:8: “He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.” - God not only initiates the storm; He controls its magnitude, lifting it exactly as high as He intends. • Practical Note: When circumstances rise beyond our control, they are never beyond God’s control. the waves of the sea - Ancient Israel, like most seafaring cultures, saw the sea as the ultimate picture of untamable power; here, even that power is lifted at God’s word. • Mark 4:37–39: Jesus rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”—and the sea obeyed. The same voice in Psalm 107 now stands in a Galilean boat. • Psalm 89:9: “You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.” - The verse invites us to worship: the One who sends the waves can just as easily still them. summary Psalm 107:25 reveals a God whose spoken word commands the storm, intensifies the wind, and lifts the waves. Creation is not independent but responsive to its Maker. For believers, that means every squall—whether literal or figurative—arrives only by His permission and under His control. The same voice that sends the tempest also has power to calm it, assuring us of both His sovereignty and His care. |
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