Psalms 104:6
Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
In Context
5He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
7At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;
Cross References
Genesis 7:19And the waters overcame everything on the earth; and all the mountains under heaven were covered.
2 Peter 3:5But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:2-10
The Divine Majesty. 1 Bless the Lord , O my soul . O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: 4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. 6 Thou coveredst… Read the whole commentary →