John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 107:28

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, etc.] As in a storm seafaring persons are used to do; so did Jonah’s mariners, though Heathens, everyone cried to his god. With the Romans f1545 tempests were reckoned deities, and had temples erected, and sacrifices offered to them; but these persons were such as knew and owned the true Jehovah, and called upon him in their distress: so did the apostles of Christ. And he bringeth them out of their distresses; by stilling the winds and the waves, causing them to proceed on their voyage with pleasure, and landing them safe on shore, as follows.

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