Job 11:9
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9 Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.
Psalm 139:9-10
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9 If I take the wings of the morning
and settle at the farthest limits of the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me fast.(A)
Psalm 65:5-8
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5 By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance,
O God of our salvation;
you are the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas.(A)
6 By your[a] strength you established the mountains;
you are girded with might.(B)
7 You silence the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
the tumult of the peoples.(C)
8 Those who live at earth’s farthest bounds are awed by your signs;
you make the gateways of the morning and the evening shout for joy.
Footnotes
- 65.6 Gk Jerome: Heb his
Job 28:24-25
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24 For he looks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.(A)
25 When he gave to the wind its weight
and apportioned out the waters by measure,(B)
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