Psalms 104:9
Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
10Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between the mountains;
Cross References
Job 26:10He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
Job 38:11And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?
Isaiah 54:9For this is as the waters of Noah unto Me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor 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 →