Upon occasion of the cares, and burdens, and afflictions of particular persons ; as

12. When we pray with, or for those that are at sea.

Let those that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, observe the works of the Lord there and his wonders in the deep; and acknowledge what a great God he is whom the winds and the seas obey; who hath placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it; and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail ; though they roar, yet can they not pass over. Ps 107:23, 24. Matt 8:27. Jer 5:22.

O preserve them through the paths of the seas, and in perils by waters, and perils by robbers. If the stormy wind be raised which lifteth up the waves so that they are at their wit’s end, deliver them out of their distresses, make the storm a calm, and bring them to their desired haven ; and O that those who are delivered may praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men. Ps 8:8. 2 Cor 11:26. Ps 107:8.

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Henry’s text is in the public domain. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, No. 265 Chestnut Street. Undated, about 1840 to 1860. The preface is dated Chester, March 25, 1710. From the Internet Archive scan. The KJV text is in the public domain.