Psalms 104:9
which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
8He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
10And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
Cross References
Job 26:10He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.
Job 38:11And I said: “This far you will approach, and you will proceed no further, and here you will break your swelling waves.”
Isaiah 54:9For me, it is just as in the days of Noah, to whom I swore that I would no longer bring in the waters of Noah over the earth. Thus have I sworn not to be angry with you, and not to rebuke 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 →