Psalms 107:26

“They went up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; their soul in trouble melted away.”

Psalms 107:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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