Psalms 104:9 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 104:9

You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.

KJV

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Thou hast set a bound, that they may not pass over,.... The Targum adds, "to the rolling waves of the sea.'' Set doors with bolts and bars, cliffs, rocks, and shores: and, what is more surprising, sand, which is penetrable, flexible, and moveable, is set as a perpetual bound to the raging ocean and its waves, which they cannot pass over: see Job 38:8. So the Lord has set a bound to the proud waters of afflictions, and says, Thus far shall ye go, and no farther; and to the life of man, which he cannot exceed, Job 14:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The waters are forbidden to pass over the limits set them; they may not, and therefore they do not, turn again to cover the earth. Once they did, in Noah's flood, because God bade them, but never since, because he forbids them, having promised not to drown the world again.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
גְּֽבוּל־	ge.vu.l.Sa-	a boundary	H1366 →
שַׂ֭מְתָּ	Sam.ta	you set	H7760 →
בַּל־	bal-	[which] not	H1077 →
יַֽעֲבֹר֑וּן	ya.'a.vo.Run	they will pass !	H5674 →
בַּל־	bal-	not	H1077 →
יְ֝שׁוּב֗וּן	ye.shu.Vun	they will return !	H7725 →
לְכַסּ֥וֹת	le.kha.Sot	to cover	H3680 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 5:22
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves…
leads to
- Proverbs 8:29
  when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Job 38:10–11
  when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,
- Job 26:10
  He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
- Deuteronomy 28:58
  If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
- Psalms 119:120
  My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
Through
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…
leads to
- Isaiah 12:1
  In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
Through
Job 26:10
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
leads to
- Job 38:8–11
  Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
- Jeremiah 5:22
  Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves…

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06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms