Psalms 104:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 104:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over - See Job 26:10 , note; Job 38:10-11 , note. That they turn not again to cover the earth - As it was before the dry land appeared; or as th...
Psalms 104:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CIV. The Glory of the Creator. Psalms 104:1-4 . Yahweh's power in the heavens. He is clothed in the light which God made first ( Genesis 1:3 ) before the heavenly bodies. He lays the foundation o...
Psalms 104:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass The miracle spoken of is in this verse amplified, from its perpetuity. Natural philosophers are compelled to admit, and it is even one of t...
Psalms 104:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass - And what is this bound? The flux and reflux of the sea,...
Psalms 104:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over - ( Job 26:10 ; Job 38:8 ; Job 38:11 .) The...
Psalms 104:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a Ps. of Nature, celebrating God's glory as seen in His works both inanimate and animate. It is an expansion of the closing vv. of Psalms 103 , and like that Ps. begins and ends with the phr...
Psalms 104:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(5–18) The work of the third day of Creation in its two great divisions. (1) The separation of the land and water ( Psalms 104:5-9 ); (2) the clothing of the earth with grass, herbs, and trees ( Psal...
Psalms 104:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 104:1-35 LIKE the preceding psalm, this one begins and ends with the psalmist's call to his soul to bless Jehovah. The inference has been drawn that both psalms have the same author, but th...
Psalms 104:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Lord's Wondrous Handiwork Psalms 104:1-12 The opening verses of this psalm appear to describe in sublime poetry the creation of the world. God is very great, because He created the heavens...
Psalms 104:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Again we have a great song of praise commencing and closing with the same note of personal praise. While in the former the dominant note is that of the mercy of Jehovah, here it is that of His majest...
Psalms 104:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

All these are so many beautiful descriptions of the various works of God in creation. They need no comment; but we may scripturalise them in reference to the new creation in Christ Jesus, and find mu...
Psalms 104:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Psalms 104:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. Ver. 9. Thou hast set a bound, &c. ] A certain compass and course; an argument of God's singular...
Psalms 104:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou hast set a bound Even the sand of the sea-shore, as is expressed Jeremiah 5:22 . Which, though in itself contemptible, and a very poor defence to the earth against that swelling and raging el...
Psalms 104:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Majesty. 1 Bless the L ORD , O my soul. O L ORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour a...
Psalms 104:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A bound; even the sand of the sea-shore, as it is expressed, Jeremiah 5:22 , which, though in itself contemptible, and a very poor defence to the earth against that swelling and raging element,...
Psalms 104:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Calvin, “differs from the last, in that it neither treats of God’s special mercies bestowed on His Church, nor lifts us to the hope of a heavenly life; but painting f...
Psalms 104:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

I trust that we have already felt something of holy enjoyment while our hearts and voices have been praising the Lord our God. Perhaps this Psalm may help to keep us in a praising state of mind. Firs...
Psalms 104:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, but it is ascribed to David by the LXX, and by most of the Versions. It celebrates the works of God in the creation of the world, and in strains worthy of the r...
Psalms 104:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

O Lord my God, Thou art very great. A hymn of praise to God in Nature I. The universality of God’s workings in Nature. 1. In the domain of dead matter. He is operating in the waters as they...
Psalms 104:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION " THE psalmist, in a time of severe trouble, arising from the power of the heathen, seeks consolation in reflecting on the greatness of God in nature," So Hengstenberg, correctly. Th...
Psalms 104:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Praise of God for His Work in the Kingdom of Nature. The psalmist, probably David, as in the preceding psalm, celebrates the glory of God in the works of His creation and providence.
Psalms 104:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 9:11-15 ; Isaiah 54:9 ; Jeremiah 5:22 ; Job 26:10 ; Job 38:10 ; Job 38:11 ; Psalms 33:7
Psalms 104:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A bound — Even the sand of the sea — shore.

Psalms 104:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 104:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 104:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 104:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 104:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 104:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 104:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 104:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 104:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 104:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 104:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 104:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 104:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 104:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 104:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes