Psalm 33:7

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

Cross-reference

Psalm 104:6-9 expands on God gathering waters and setting boundaries — same imagery as Psalm 33:7's heaping of the sea.

Psalm 104:9 Parallel

Psalm 104:9 describes God setting a boundary for the waters, reinforcing His sovereign limitation of the sea.

Psalm 95:5 Related theme

Psalm 95:5 declares the sea is God's because He made it, affirming His ownership and control over the waters.

Genesis 1:9 Allusion

Genesis 1:9 records God gathering the waters into one place — the very event described in Psalm 33:7.

Genesis 1:10 names the gathered waters 'Seas' — directly following the gathering described in Psalm 33:7.

Exodus 15:8 Parallel

Exodus 15:8 uses the same 'heap' imagery for waters piling up at the Red Sea, directly paralleling God's gathering of the sea.

Joshua 3:13 Parallel

Joshua 3:13 describes the Jordan waters standing in a heap, mirroring the same Hebrew word and God's power to gather waters.

Joshua 3:16 Parallel

Joshua 3:16 also uses 'heap' for the piled-up Jordan waters, reinforcing the theme of God commanding waters to stand.

Job 26:10 Parallel

Job 26:10 describes God setting a boundary for the waters — similar to Psalm 33:7's storing of the deeps.

Job 38:8-11 portrays God setting limits for the sea — paralleling Psalm 33:7's depiction of God gathering and storing waters.

Proverbs 8:29 describes God assigning the sea its limit — echoing Psalm 33:7's gathering and storing of waters.

Jeremiah 5:22 echoes God setting the sea's boundary with sand, reinforcing His sovereign control over the waters as in Psalm 33:7.

Genesis 7:11 shows the opposite action: God releases the deeps in the flood, contrasting with gathering them into storehouses.

Job 38:22 Parallel

Job 38:22 mentions 'storehouses' for snow and hail, sharing the same word for God's storehouses of the deeps in Psalm 33:7.

Habakkuk 3:15 depicts God trampling the sea, a different image of divine power over waters, complementing the gathering theme.