New English Translation
Psalms 33:7
7He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans 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
5The Lord promotes equity and justice; the Lord’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth. 6By the Lord’s decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created. He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses. 8Let the whole earth fear the Lord! Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him! 9For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
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כֹּנֵ֣ס כַּ֭נֵּד מֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם נֹתֵ֖ן בְּאֹצָר֣וֹת תְּהוֹמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 33:7
- Psalms 104:6The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.
- Genesis 1:9God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear.” It was so.
- Job 26:10He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.
- Job 38:8“Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,
- Proverbs 8:29when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
- Jeremiah 5:22“You should fear me!” says the Lord. “You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.”
- Exodus 15:8By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea.
- Joshua 3:13When the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the Lord, the Ruler of the whole earth, touch the water of the Jordan, the water coming downstream toward you will stop flowing and pile up.”
- Habakkuk 3:15But you trample on the sea with your horses, on the surging, raging 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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