Psalms 104:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. This great and wide sea - The original is very emphatic: זה הים גדול ורחב ידים zeh haiyam gadol urechab yadayim, "This very sea, great and extensive of hands." Its waters, like arms, encompassing all the terrene parts of the globe. I suppose the psalmist was within sight of the Mediterranean when he wrote these words.