Parallel Verses
NET Bible
They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great.
New American Standard Bible
Their soul
King James Version
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
Holman Bible
their courage
International Standard Version
The people ascended skyward and descended to the depths, their courage melting away in their peril.
A Conservative Version
They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
American Standard Version
They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble.
Amplified
They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough];
Their courage melted away in their misery.
Bible in Basic English
The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.
Darby Translation
They mount up to the heavens, they go down to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble;
Julia Smith Translation
They will go up to the heavens, they will go down to the depths: their soul will be melted with evil.
King James 2000
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They rose to the heavens; they plunged to [the] depths. Their soul melted in their calamity.
Modern King James verseion
They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep; their soul melteth away in the trouble.
New Heart English Bible
They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
The Emphasized Bible
They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;
Webster
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
World English Bible
They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
Youngs Literal Translation
They go up to the heavens, they go down to the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 107:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving To Yahweh For His Of Deliverance
25 He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea. 26 They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great. 27 They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.
Cross References
Psalm 22:14
My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.
Psalm 119:28
I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!
2 Samuel 17:10
If that happens even the bravest soldier -- one who is lion-hearted -- will virtually melt away. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.
Isaiah 13:7
For this reason all hands hang limp, every human heart loses its courage.
Nahum 2:10
Destruction, devastation, and desolation! Their hearts faint, their knees tremble, each stomach churns, each face turns pale!