Psalms 104:9 KJV
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Thou and Ye
- thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- God's majesty in the heavens, The creation of the sea, and the dry landEvery object we behold calls on us to bless and praise the Lord, who is great. His eternal power and Godhead are clearly shown by the things which he hath...
Thompson Chains
- Sea ControlledLink 5 of 6 · next Proverbs 8:29
Parallel Passages
- Genesis 9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Genesis 9:11–15 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. …
- Job 26:10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
- Job 38:10–11 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, …
- Jeremiah 5:22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have 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 it?
- Psalms 33:7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
- Isaiah 54:9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
From OpenBible.info, most relevant first.
Topics
- Animals Instincts of
- Blessing Temporal, from God
- Continents General scriptures concerning
- Earth Primitive condition of
- Geology General scriptures concerning
- God Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Praise For God’s attributes
- Psalms For God’s attributes
- Readings, select The majesty and providence of God
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Thou hast set שַׂמְתָּ śamtā שׂוּם Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular
- a bound גְּבוּל gĕbûl גְּבוּל Noun · masculine singular
- that they may not pass over בַּל bal Negative יַעֲבֹרוּן yaʿăbōrûn עָבַר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- that they turn not again בַּל bal Negative יְשׁוּבוּן yĕšûbûn שׁוּב Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- to cover לְכַסּוֹת lĕkassôt כָּסָה Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
- the earth הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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