Psalms 104:9

9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.

Psalms 104:9 in Other Translations

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

9 You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.

9 Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth.

9 You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded.

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

9 Water cannot cross the boundary you set and cannot come back to cover the earth.

9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again.

9 You drew a line they can't cross. They will never cover the earth again.

Psalms 104:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 104:9

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 38:8-11 ) ( Jeremiah 5:22 ) . 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 14:5 ) . But he has given man a law, as a rule to walk by, as the boundary of his conversation, and this he transgresses; in which he is less tractable than the raging sea and its waves. That they turn not again to cover the earth; as they did when it was first made, ( Psalms 104:6 ) that is, not without the divine leave and power; for they did turn again and cover the earth, at the time of the flood; but never shall more. Some think there is no need to make this exception; since this was written after the flood, and when God had swore that the waters should no more go over the earth, ( Isaiah 54:9 ) .

Psalms 104:9 In-Context

7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;

8 they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.

9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.

10 He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.

11 They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 1:9; S Psalms 16:6