Psalms 104:9

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You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.

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  • Gen 9:11-15 : 11 I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all flesh be destroyed by the waters of a flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, 'This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations: 13 I have set My bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.' 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow becomes visible in the clouds, 15 I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all flesh.
  • Job 26:10 : 10 He inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
  • Job 38:10-11 : 10 when I set its boundary and placed bars and doors on it, 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'
  • Jer 5:22 : 22 Should you not fear Me? declares the Lord. Should you not tremble in My presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting decree it cannot cross. Though its waves surge, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot cross it.
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He gathers the waters of the sea like a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses.
  • Isa 54:9 : 9 To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn not to be angry with you or rebuke you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 104:5-8
    4 verses
    83%

    5He established the earth on its foundations, so that it will never be moved.

    6You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

    7At Your rebuke they fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

    8The mountains rose, the valleys went down to the place You established for them.

  • Prov 8:28-29
    2 verses
    78%

    28When He strengthened the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong.

    29When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

  • Job 26:8-10
    3 verses
    77%

    8He binds up the waters in his clouds, yet the cloud is not torn apart beneath them.

    9He covers the face of his throne and spreads his cloud over it.

    10He inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

  • Ps 104:10
    76%

    10He sends springs into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

  • Job 38:10-13
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    76%

    10when I set its boundary and placed bars and doors on it,

    11and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'

    12Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place,

    13that it might take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?

  • Job 12:15
    74%

    15"If He holds back the waters, they dry up; if He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth."

  • Ps 104:13
    73%

    13He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

  • Ps 74:17
    73%

    17You set all the boundaries of the earth; You formed summer and winter.

  • Ps 74:15
    72%

    15You opened up springs and streams; You dried up ever-flowing rivers.

  • Ps 104:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

    30When You send forth Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

  • Ps 89:11
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    11You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm, you scattered your enemies.

  • Ps 148:6
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    6He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.

  • Job 37:12
    71%

    12They turn and shift by His guidance, to carry out all that He commands across the surface of the earth.

  • Job 14:5
    71%

    5A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of their months and set limits they cannot exceed.

  • Hab 3:10
    71%

    10The mountains saw You and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its hands high.

  • Job 22:11
    71%

    11It is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of waters covers you.

  • Ps 73:9
    71%

    9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut through the earth.

  • Job 28:11
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    11He dams up streams to stop their flow, and brings to light what is hidden.

  • Job 11:9
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    9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

  • Job 38:34
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    34Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?

  • Ps 65:8-9
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    71%

    8You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.

    9The whole earth is awed by your signs; where morning dawns and evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.

  • Ps 19:4
    71%

    4There is no speech; there are no words; their voice is not heard.

  • Ps 89:9
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    9LORD God of Hosts, who is mighty like you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

  • Hab 1:14
    70%

    14You have made mankind like the fish of the sea, like sea creatures who have no ruler.

  • Job 9:7-8
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    7He commands the sun not to rise, and seals up the stars.

    8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.

  • Job 38:16
    70%

    16Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?

  • Ps 8:8
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    8sheep and cattle, all of them, and even the beasts of the field,

  • Neh 9:11
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    11You divided the sea before them, and they passed through it on dry ground. But You cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.

  • Job 28:4
    70%

    4He cuts a shaft far from where people dwell; forgotten by travelers, they dangle and swing to and fro far from humankind.

  • Exod 15:10
    70%

    10But You blew with Your wind, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

  • Gen 8:2
    70%

    2The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens was restrained.

  • Job 28:9
    70%

    9Man lays his hand on the hardest rock and overturns mountains from their roots.

  • Jer 5:22
    70%

    22Should you not fear Me? declares the Lord. Should you not tremble in My presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting decree it cannot cross. Though its waves surge, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot cross it.

  • Ps 73:18
    69%

    18Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction.

  • Ps 114:8
    69%

    8who turned the rock into a pool, the hard stone into a spring of water.

  • Job 14:19
    69%

    19as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil of the earth, so you destroy the hope of man.

  • Gen 7:19
    69%

    19The waters prevailed greatly on the earth, covering all the high mountains under the entire sky.

  • Ps 107:33
    69%

    33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into parched ground,