When the morning stars sang together,
And all (A)the sons of God shouted for joy?

“Or(B) who shut in the sea with doors,
When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
When I made the clouds its garment,
And thick darkness its swaddling band;
10 When (C)I fixed My limit for it,
And set bars and doors;
11 When I said,
‘This far you may come, but no farther,
And here your proud waves (D)must stop!’

12 “Have you (E)commanded the morning since your days began,
And caused the dawn to know its place,

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while the morning stars(A) sang together(B)
    and all the angels[a](C) shouted for joy?(D)

“Who shut up the sea behind doors(E)
    when it burst forth from the womb,(F)
when I made the clouds its garment
    and wrapped it in thick darkness,(G)
10 when I fixed limits for it(H)
    and set its doors and bars in place,(I)
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;(J)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?(K)

12 “Have you ever given orders to the morning,(L)
    or shown the dawn its place,(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God