Psalms 104:9
Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.
10Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.
Cross References
Job 26:10He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.
Job 38:11And I said : Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt go no further, and here thou shalt break thy swelling waves.
Isaiah 54:9This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with thee, and not to rebuke thee.
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 →