Psalms 33:7 - Exposition

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap . An allusion to Genesis 1:8 , but with a glance also at Exodus 15:8 and Joshua 3:13-16 ; as if the original gathering, and continued retention, of the sea in one convex mass were as great a proof of omnipotence as the miracles related in those passages. Nes ( נֵס ), "a heap" occurs only in the places cited, here, and in Psalms 78:13 . He layeth up the depth in storehouses ; literally, the deeps. The waters of the great deep are regarded as stored up by the Almighty in the hugo cavities of the ocean bed for his own use, to be employed at some time or other in carrying out his purposes (comp. Genesis 7:11 and Job 38:22 , Job 38:23 ).