Psalms 104:9
You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
In Context
8The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.
10You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills.
Cross References
Job 26:10By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.
Job 38:11And said, So far you may come, and no farther; and here the pride of your waves will be stopped?
Isaiah 54:9For this is like the days of Noah to me: for as I took an oath that the waters of Noah would never again go over the earth, so have I taken an oath that I will not again be angry with you, or say bitter words to you.
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 →