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Selected Verse: Psalms 33:7 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ps 33:7 |
Strong Concordance |
He gathereth [03664] the waters [04325] of the sea [03220] together as an heap [05067]: he layeth up [05414] the depth [08415] in storehouses [0214]. |
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King James |
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap - The Hebrew word here rendered "gathereth" is a participle; "gathering." The design is to represent this as a continuous act; an act not merely of the original creation, but constantly occurring. The reference is to the power by which the waters are gathered and kept together; the continual power which prevents their overspreading the earth. The word rendered "heap" - נד nêd - means properly a heap or "mound," and is applied to the waves of the sea heaped up together like mounds. Compare Jos 3:13, Jos 3:16; Exo 15:8 : Psa 78:13. He collected those waters, and kept them in their places, as if they were solid matter. This denotes the absolute control which God has over the waters, and is thus a most striking illustration of his power.
He layeth up the depth in storehouses - The abysses; the deep waters; the masses of water. He places them where he pleases; he disposes of them as the farmer his grain, or the rich man his treasures. The caverns of the ocean - the ocean-beds - are thus vast reservoirs or treasure-houses for the reception of the waters which God has chosen to deposit there. All this is proof of his amazing power, and all this lays a proper foundation for praise. Occasions for gratitude to him may be found in every world that he has made; in every object that has come from his hand; and nothing more "obviously" suggests this than his wondrous power over the waters of the ocean - collecting them, restraining them, controlling them, as he pleases. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Store - houses - Either in the clouds, or in the bowels of the earth. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
He gathereth the waters of the sea together - He separated the water from the earth and, while the latter was collected into continents, islands, mountains, hills, and valleys, the former was collected into one place, and called seas; and by his all-controlling power and providence the waters have been retained in their place, so that they have not returned to drown the earth: and he has so adapted the solar and sonar influence exerted on the waters, that the tides are only raised to certain heights, so that they cannot overflow the shores, nor become dissipated in the atmospheric regions. In this one economy there is a whole circle of science. The quantity of matter in the sun, moon, and in the earth, are all adjusted to each other in this astonishing provision: the course of the moon, and the diurnal and annual revolutions of the earth, are all concerned here; and so concerned, that it requires some of the nicest of the Newtonian calculations to ascertain the laws by which the whole is affected. |
13 He divided [01234] the sea [03220], and caused them to pass through [05674]; and he made the waters [04325] to stand [05324] as an heap [05067].
8 And with the blast [07307] of thy nostrils [0639] the waters [04325] were gathered together [06192], the floods [05140] stood upright [05324] as an heap [05067], and the depths [08415] were congealed [07087] in the heart [03820] of the sea [03220].
16 That the waters [04325] which came down [03381] from above [04605] stood [05975] and rose up [06965] upon an [0259] heap [05067] very [03966] far [07368] from the city [05892] Adam [0121], that is beside [06654] Zaretan [06891]: and those that came down [03381] toward the sea [03220] of the plain [06160], even the salt [04417] sea [03220], failed [08552], and were cut off [03772]: and the people [05971] passed over [05674] right against Jericho [03405].
13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles [03709] of the feet [07272] of the priests [03548] that bear [05375] the ark [0727] of the LORD [03068], the Lord [0113] of all the earth [0776], shall rest [05117] in the waters [04325] of Jordan [03383], that the waters [04325] of Jordan [03383] shall be cut off [03772] from the waters [04325] that come down [03381] from above [04605]; and they shall stand [05975] upon an [0259] heap [05067].