He has described a circle upon the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
Proverbs 8:29 - Revised Standard Version when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When he gave to the sea his decree, That the waters should not pass his commandment: When he appointed the foundations of the earth: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When He gave to the sea its limit and His decree that the waters should not transgress [across the boundaries set by] His command, when He appointed the foundations of the earth–[Job 38:10, 11; Ps. 104:6-9; Jer. 5:22.] American Standard Version (1901) When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth; Common English Bible when he set a limit for the sea, so the water couldn’t go beyond his command, when he marked out the earth’s foundations. Catholic Public Domain Version when he encompassed the sea within its limits, and laid down a law for the waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when he balanced the foundations of the earth; |
He has described a circle upon the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken.
Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses.
The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens;
when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep,
Do you not fear me? says the Lord; Do you not tremble before me? I placed the sand as the bound for the sea, a perpetual barrier which it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail, though they roar, they cannot pass over it.