Psalm 33:7

Translations

Modern

He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.

Traditional

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

Literal

He gathers together the waters of the sea as a heap; He lays up the depths in storehouses.

Latin

Congregans sicut in utre aquas maris; ponens in thesauris abyssos.

Original

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English

He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.

Notes

Psalms 33:7

The nations surrounding Israel thought that the sea had divine power, but it is under God’s control, within boundaries that he set (see Psalm 104:8–10).

Psalms 33:4–7

God's word shows his character and power.

Psalms 33:1–22

This hymn of creation (see also Psalms 8, 19, 104, 145) might be a continuation of Psalm 32. It urges readers to praise God (Psalm 33:1–3), to recognize the power of his word in creation (33:4–7), and to respect the Creator (33:8–11). It gives hope to forgiven sinners (Psalm 32) that they can live a new life in the fear of the Lord and under divine protection.

Theme notes and profiles

The Creation The Creator-King

Related verses

Exodus 15:8
At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
Joshua 3:16
…the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
Joshua 3:13
When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
Genesis 1:9–10
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
Psalm 104:6–9
You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
Habakkuk 3:15
You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
Proverbs 8:29
…when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
Job 38:8–11
Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
Jeremiah 5:22
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
Job 26:10
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
Psalm 78:13
He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.

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