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Psalms 33:7
7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses.
Psalms 33:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
- New International Version (NIV)He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses.
Context of Psalms 33:7
5He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah. 6By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses. 8Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9For he spoke, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast.
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כֹּנֵ֣ס כַּ֭נֵּד מֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם נֹתֵ֖ן בְּאֹצָר֣וֹת תְּהוֹמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 33:7
- Psalms 104:6Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
- Genesis 1:9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.
- Job 26:10He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
- Job 38:8And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb?
- Proverbs 8:29when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
- Jeremiah 5:22Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
- Exodus 15:8And by the breath of thy nostrils the waters were heaped up; The streams stood as a mound; The depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
- Joshua 3:13And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan, the waters flowing down from above, shall be cut off, and shall stand up in a heap.
- Habakkuk 3:15Thou didst walk through the sea with thy horses, The heap of great waters.
Commentaries on Psalms 33:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He gathereth the waters of the sea together - He separated the water from the earth and, while the latter was collected into continents, islands, mountains, hills, and valleys, the former was collected into one place, and called seas; and by his all-controlling power and providence the waters have been retained in their place, so that they have not returned to drown the earth: and he has so adapted the solar and sonar influence exerted on the waters, that…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap - The Hebrew word here rendered “gathereth” is a participle; “gathering.” The design is to represent this as a continuous act; an act not merely of the original creation, but constantly occurring. The reference is to the power by which the waters are gathered and kept together; the continual power which prevents their overspreading the earth. The word rendered “heap” - נד nêd - means properly a heap…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The nations surrounding Israel thought that the sea had divine power, but it is under God’s control, within boundaries that he set (see Psalm 104:8–10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-94-9. Reasons for praise: first, God's truth, faithfulness, and mercy, generally; then, His creative power which all must honor.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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