9 Bible Verses about Oceans

God made the expanse. He separated the waters that were below the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. It was so. God called the expanse heaven. There was evening and there was morning, a second day. Then God said: Let the waters below the atmosphere be gathered into one place. Let the dry land appear. It was so.read more.
God called the dry land earth. The gathering of the waters He called seas. God saw that it was good.

See how he scatters his lightning, bathing the depths of the sea.

Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb? When I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,read more.
when I said: 'This far you may come and no farther'; here is where your proud waves halt?

You covered it with the deep like a garment. The waters stood above the mountains. They fled at your rebuke. At the sound of your thunder they hurried away. The mountains rose and the valleys sank down to the place you appointed for them.read more.
You set a boundary that they may not go beyond. They will not return to cover the earth.

Those who sail on the sea in ships, who do business on the high seas, have seen what Jehovah can do, the miracles he performed in the depths of the sea.

Praise Jehovah from the earth. Praise him, large sea creatures and all the ocean depths.

Jehovah makes a path through the sea and a road through the strong currents.

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.

Jehovah provides the sun to be a light during the day. He orders the moon and stars to be lights during the night. He stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. His name is Jehovah of Hosts. This is what Jehovah says: