What is the meaning of Psalm 104:6? You covered it Psalm 104:6 begins, “You covered it,” pointing back to verse 5 where God “set the earth on its foundations.” • The focus is God as the active subject—He alone shrouds His creation (Job 38:8–9; Isaiah 40:22). • The verse underscores divine initiative; the earth’s stability is entirely in His hands (Colossians 1:16–17). With the deep The “deep” refers to the primeval waters God gathered on Day 3 of creation (Genesis 1:9–10). • Scripture often uses “the deep” to describe vast, untamed waters emphasizing God’s mastery (Psalm 33:7; Proverbs 8:27–29). • These waters once engulfed the earth, a reminder that creation originally emerged out of watery chaos wholly subject to God. Like a garment Covering the earth “like a garment” pictures an all-enveloping cloak. • Garments protect and conceal; similarly, the waters completely wrapped the planet (Habakkuk 3:10). • The metaphor highlights both magnitude and intimacy—God clothes His world, showing care and control (Matthew 6:30). The waters stood “They stood” speaks of a deliberate, sustained condition, not a momentary splash. • This steady posture echoes the flood account when waters “prevailed” (Genesis 7:17–20). • God’s sovereignty keeps even chaotic waters in place until He commands otherwise (Psalm 93:3–4). Above the mountains The phrase stresses depth: the highest peaks lay submerged. • Genesis 7:19 confirms “all the high mountains…were covered,” linking Psalm 104:6 to the global Flood. • Such imagery magnifies God’s power—He elevates or restrains waters at will (Psalm 46:2–3; Nahum 1:5). summary Psalm 104:6 recalls a time when God wrapped the whole earth in deep waters, likely alluding to the Flood, demonstrating His absolute rule over creation. Every clause underscores that the same Lord who founded the earth can also drape it in oceans and lift those waters above mountains. The verse invites confidence that the God who once controlled the deep continues to sustain and govern all things today. |
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