Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 33:7
7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth 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 goodness of Yhwh. 6By the word of Yhwh 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 an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 8Let all the earth fear Yhwh: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9For he spake, 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 coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
- Genesis 1:9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
- Job 26:10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
- Job 38:8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
- Proverbs 8:29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
- Jeremiah 5:22Fear ye not me? saith Yhwh: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
- Exodus 15:8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
- Joshua 3:13And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Yhwh, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
- Habakkuk 3:15Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through 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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