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You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; That they don`t turn again to cover the earth.
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God's Ongoing Miracle
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that God's control over the oceans is not a past event but a continuous miracle. They observe that water is naturally fluid and can be elevated above the land, so its containment is a constant act of God's providential power. This verse celebrates God's active, moment-by-moment sustaining of the world He created.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over - See Job 26:10, note; Job 38:10–11, note.
That they tur…
19th Century
Anglican
A boundary. —It is striking to observe what a deep impression their little line of coast, the barrier which repelled the waves of …
Baptist
Jehovah puts the bit of sand into the mouth of the sea, and it comes no farther than its appointed bounds. Now you must suppose the psalmist is lea…
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16th Century
Protestant
You have set a bound which they shall not pass. The miracle spoken of is amplified in this verse by its perpetuity. Natural philosophers a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thou hast set a bound, that they may not pass over
The Targum adds, ``to the rolling waves of the sea.'' Set doors…
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…
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