They went upיַעֲלוּto the heavens,שָׁמַיִםthey went downיֵרְדוּto the depths;תְהוֹמוֹתtheir soulנַפְשָׁםin troubleבְּרָעָהmelted away.תִתְמוֹגָג
Psalms 107:26
Study it in the app“They went up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; their soul in trouble melted away.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 107:26, word by word
- They went upיַעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- to the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- they went downיֵרְדוּyerdu
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yerdu” appears- to the depthsתְהוֹמוֹתtehomot
the deep
The deep waters: the deep sea, the ocean, and the waters under the earth. In the Hebrew Bible it is not a place of punishment or the place of the dead.
Where else “tehomot” appears- their soulנַפְשָׁnafsha
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsha” appears- in troubleרָעָהraa
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raa” appears- melted awayתִתְמוֹגָגtitmogag
lose heart
To lose courage from fear, to be left without strength.
Where else “titmogag” appears
The context
25And he spoke and raised up a wind of storm, and it lifted high its waves.
26 · This verse (above)
27They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was swallowed up.