Psalms 104:9

"The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them."

Key Reflection

In Psalm 104:9, the mountains rising and valleys sinking describe a divine act of creation and governance over the earth. The psalmist portrays God as the one who meticulously assigned their proper places to geographical features, ensuring order and stability in the natural world—a vivid reminder of God's sovereignty and care for His creation, which would have resonated with the original audience's understanding of God’s control over cosmic forces and daily phenomena.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over -SeeJob 26:10, note;Job 38:10-11, note. That they turn not again to cover the earth -As it was before the dry land appeared; or as the earth was when “darkness was upon the face of the deep”Genesis 1:2, and when all was mingled earth and water. It is “possible” that in connection with this, the psalmist may also have had his eye on the facts connected with the deluge in the time of Noah, and the promise then made that the world should no more be destroyed by a flood,Genesis 9:11,Genesis 9:15.

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