Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
King James Version
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Holman Bible
they will never cover the earth again.
International Standard Version
You have set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.
A Conservative Version
Thou have set a bound that they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
American Standard Version
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
Amplified
You set a boundary [for the waters] that they may not cross over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
Bible in Basic English
You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.
Darby Translation
Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou didst set a bound they shall not pass over; they shall not turn bark to cover the earth.
King James 2000
You have set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You set a boundary that they may not cross over, [so that] they would not return to cover the earth.
Modern King James verseion
You have set a bound that they may not pass over, so that they do not turn again to cover the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou hast set them their bounds, which they may not pass, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
NET Bible
You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.
New Heart English Bible
You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they do not turn again to cover the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
Bounds, hast thou set, which they are not to pass over, They are not to return to cover the earth.
Webster
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
World English Bible
You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they don't turn again to cover the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.
Themes
Earth » Primitive condition of
Mountains » Are the sources of springs and rivers
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
8
The mountains rose and the valleys sank down to the place you appointed for them.
9
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
Cross References
Genesis 9:11-15
I establish my covenant with you: Never again will the waters of a flood destroy all life. Never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.
Job 26:10
He has described a circle on the face of the waters, at the boundary between light and darkness.
Job 38:10-11
when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,
Jeremiah 5:22
Do you not reverence (respect) me? Asks Jehovah. Do you not tremble [with awe] in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier it cannot cross. Although the waves toss continuously, they cannot break through. Although they roar, they cannot cross it.
Psalm 33:7
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He puts the ocean depth in his storehouses.
Isaiah 54:9
To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So now I have sworn not to be angry with you, never to rebuke you again.