Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
Verse Takeaways
1
A Portrait of Creation
Most commentators agree that this verse describes the earth at the moment of creation, as detailed in Genesis 1:2. It paints a picture of a world completely covered by the 'deep'—a vast ocean—like a piece of clothing. This was before God commanded the dry land to appear, and it is distinct from the later event of Noah's Flood.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Psalms
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
7
18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment. Compare the notes at Job 38:9. The meaning is that God covered the earth with th…
19th Century
Anglican
The deep. —The water-world is first considered as a vast garment wrapped round the earth, so that the mountain-tops are covered. B…
Baptist
What a splendid act of divine energy, when the waters which, until then, like tamed lions, slept in their dens, came hungry and fierce, and swallow…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
16th Century
Protestant
He has covered it with the deep as with a garment. This may be understood in two ways: either as implying that now the sea covers the eart…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You cover it with the deep as with a garment This refers not to the waters of the flood, when the earth was covered …
Every object we behold calls on us to bless and praise the Lord, who is great. His eternal power and Godhead are clearly shown by the thin…
Get curated content & updates
