Psalms

Psalm 104:8–9

⁸the mountains rose and the valleys sank

to the place You assigned for them —

⁹You set a boundary they cannot cross,

that they may never again cover the earth.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the mountains	הָ֭רִים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
rose	יַעֲל֣וּ	ya·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and the valleys	בְקָע֑וֹת	ḇə·qā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1237 valley
sank	יֵרְד֣וּ	yê·rə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the place	מְ֝ק֗וֹם	mə·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
You assigned	יָסַ֬דְתָּ	yā·saḏ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix
for them	לָהֶֽם׃	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You set	שַׂ֭מְתָּ	śam·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
a boundary	גְּֽבוּל־	gə·ḇū·l·śa-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
they cannot	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
cross	יַֽעֲבֹר֑וּן	ya·‘ă·ḇō·rūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
that they may never	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
again	יְ֝שׁוּב֗וּן	yə·šū·ḇūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7725 turn back, return
cover	לְכַסּ֥וֹת	lə·ḵas·sō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3680 cover
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 104:8 Genesis 8:5 · Psalm 33:7

Psalm 104:9 Job 38:10–11 · Genesis 9:11–15 · Isaiah 54:9 · Jeremiah 5:22 · Job 26:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.