Psalms 104:9

“Thou hast set a bound, that they may not pass over, etc.] 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, sand, which is penetrable, flexible, and moveable, is set as a perpetual bound to the raging ocean and its waves, which they cannot pass over: (see <183808>Job 38:8-11 <240522>Jeremiah 5:22). So the Lord has set a bound to the proud waters of afflictions, and says, Thus far shall ye go, and no farther; and to the life of man, which he cannot exceed, (<181405>Job 14:5). But he has given man a law, as a rule to walk by, as the boundary of his conversation, and this he transgresses; in which he is…”

“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 the earth was when “darkness was upon the face of the deep” Genesis 1:2, and when all was mingled earth and water. It is “possible” that in connection with this, the psalmist may also have had his eye on the facts connected with the deluge in the time of Noah, and the promise then made that the world should no more be destroyed by a flood, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15. return to 'Top of Page'”

“A bound - Even the sand of the sea - shore. Psalms 104:11”

“104:9-10 The Lord reigns over all bodies of water, including those on land. He replaced chaotic waters with order and abundance, and the earth became a splendid place for animals and humans, with water refreshing the ground, the birds, and the animals. 104:9 The Lord set a firm boundary for the seas to protect the land. God’s sovereignty over sea and land was an argument against the existence of Baal, whom the Canaanites celebrated as victorious over the waters (see Ps 29).”

“hast set: Psa 33:7; Gen 9:11-15; Job 26:10, Job 38:10, Job 38:11; Isa 54:9; Jer 5:22 Psalms 104:10”