They swayed ¹  and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. ² 

biblegateway Psa 107:27

They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And were at their wits’ end.

they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and all their skill was useless.

They reeled and staggered like drunks, and all their skills as sailors became useless.

biblegateway Psa 107:27

They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits’ end.

they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits' end.

bibleoremus Psa 107:27

they reeled and staggered like drunkards, and were at their wits’ end.

they reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was of no avail.

biblegateway Psa 107:27

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

biblegateway Psa 107:27

They swayed ¹  and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. ² 

¹ tn Only here does the Hebrew verb חָגַג (khagag; normally meaning “to celebrate”) carry the nuance “to sway.”

² tn The Hitpael of בָלַע (vala’) 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.”