Psa 107:27 | NET2full | STEP | They swayed and staggered like drunks , and all their skill proved ineffective .

Psalms 107:27

27 They swayed ^{▼▼tn Only here does the Hebrew verb חָגַג (khagag; normally meaning “to celebrate”) carry the nuance “to sway.”} and staggered like drunks,
and all their skill proved ineffective. ^{▼▼tn The Hitpael of בָּלַע (balaʿ) occurs only here in the OT. Traditionally the form is derived from the verbal root בלע (“to swallow”), but HALOT 135 s.v. III בלע understands a homonym here with the meaning “to be confused.”}