Psalm 104:9
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Cross-reference
Psalm 33:7 describes God gathering waters into storehouses, reinforcing the main verse's theme of God setting a boundary for the seas.
In Genesis 9:11-15, God's covenant with Noah promises never to flood the earth again — the direct basis for this boundary.
In Job 38:10, God prescribes limits and sets bars and doors for the sea — the same sovereign act of setting a boundary.
In Job 38:11, God commands the sea 'Thus far shall you come' — a direct echo of the boundary set in Psalm 104:9.
In Isaiah 54:9, God recalls His oath that Noah's waters would never cover the earth — the same covenant promise.
In Jeremiah 5:22, God declares He placed sand as the sea's perpetual barrier — a vivid parallel to this boundary.
In Job 38:8, God shuts in the sea with doors at its birth — the same creative act of setting boundaries for the waters.
Proverbs 8:29 repeats the image of God assigning the sea its limit, reinforcing the theme of divine order in creation.
In Job 26:10, God inscribes a circle on the waters as a boundary — a parallel image of divine control over the sea.