King James Version
psalm 104:9 in the King James Version says “Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 104 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.”
psalm 104:9 · KJV
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. They go up: or, The mountains ascend, the valleys descend
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. He: Heb. Who run: Heb. walk
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. quench: Heb. break
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