Psalm 104:5
βWho laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.β
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Read in Psalm 104Meaning
The image introduces the ordered world in which waters are bounded and life can flourish.
Waters restrained and land established
God orders earth and sea, setting boundaries that make habitable land possible.
Read carefully
It poetically celebrates creation's ordered stability rather than giving a technical astronomy lesson.
Reflection
Receive the dependable patterns of creation with gratitude.