⁹ You set a boundary^(A) they cannot cross;
    never again will they cover the earth.

¹⁰ when I fixed limits for it^(A)
    and set its doors and bars in place,^(B)
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;^(C)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?^(D)

²² Should you not fear^(A) me?” declares the Lord.
    “Should you not tremble^(B) in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,^(C)
    an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
    they may roar,^(D) but they cannot cross it.

⁹ “To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.^(A)
So now I have sworn^(B) not to be angry^(C) with you,
    never to rebuke^(D) you again.

¹⁰ He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters^(A)
    for a boundary between light and darkness.^(B)

⁷ He gathers the waters^(A) of the sea into jars^[a];^(B)
    he puts the deep into storehouses.