Psalms 104:9
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
Berean Standard Bible
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 rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
10He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
Cross References
Job 26:10He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
Job 38:11and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
Isaiah 54:9“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or 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 →