They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end. The Meaning of Prayer - Page 6by Harry Emerson Fosdick - 2005 - 212 pagesLimited preview - About this book
| 1814 - 984 pages
...waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger...man, and are at their wits end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringcth them out of their distresses. He makcth the storm a calm,... | |
| Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1814 - 430 pages
...passage in the Psalms, from whence one must be almost certain he must have borrowed this image . " They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end." Psalm 107. verse 27. Here, not only the simile is the same, and the expression almost so... | |
| General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...the waves thereof. They mount up to heaven, they go down again to the depths ; their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a dranken man, and all their wisdom is swallowed up. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and... | |
| Charles Buck - Bible - 1815 - 430 pages
...vii. 26, 27. They mount up to the heaven ; they go down again to the depths ; their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits end. On the morning of this day, 1811, the St. George of 98 guns, and the Defence of 74, were driven ashore... | |
| Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 640 pages
...waves thereof. They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths. Their soul is melted because of trouble : they reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man. and are at their wit's end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.... | |
| Church of England - Fore-edge painting - 1815 - 450 pages
...They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep : their soul melteth away because of the trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like- a drunken man : and are at their wit's end. So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble : he delivereth them out of their distress.... | |
| Robert Kerr - 1815 - 534 pages
...the waves thereof. They mount up to heaven, they go down again to the depths ; their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and :tll their wisdom is swallowed up. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and lie bringeth them... | |
| Fore-edge painting - 1815 - 614 pages
...mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end. 28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.... | |
| Robert Kerr - Voyages and travels - 1815 - 550 pages
...the waves thereof. They mount up to heaven, they go down again to the depths ; their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom is swallowed up. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them... | |
| Church of England, Sir John Bayley - 1816 - 738 pages
...carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep : their soul melteth away because of the trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man : and are at their wits' end. 28 So (j) when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble : he delivereth them out of their distress.... | |
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