King James Version
What Does Psalms 33:7 Mean?
“He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.”
Context
5
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. goodness: or, mercy
6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
8
Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(7) **As an heap.**—The image explains itself (so we speak of waves “mountains high “) without reference to the passage either of the Red Sea or the Jordan. Still less is there a comparison to *heaps of corn, *some think, since *storehouses *in the next clause are not necessarily *barns, *but *reservoirs. *But the LXX., Vulg., and all ancient interpreters read *nôd *(“a skin”), instead of *nêd *(“a heap”), and make the reference to the *rain, *the clouds being considered as *bottles. *With this comp. Job 38:37.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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