Psalms 8:8

8:8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea

and everything that moves through the currents ¹  of the seas.

Psalms 24:2

24:2 For he set its foundation upon the seas,

and established ²  it upon the ocean currents. ³ 

Psalms 65:7

65:7 You calm the raging seas ⁴ 

and their roaring waves,

as well as the commotion made by the nations. ⁵ 

Psalms 69:34

69:34 Let the heavens and the earth praise him,

along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

Psalms 78:27

78:27 He rained down meat on them like dust,

birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores. ⁶ 

[8:8]  ¹ tn Heb “paths.”

[24:2]  ² tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a preterite, referring to the creation of the world.

[24:2]  ³ sn He…established it upon the ocean currents. The description reflects ancient Israelite prescientific cosmology, which is based on outward appearances. The language also suggests that God’s creative work involved the subjugation of chaos, symbolized by the sea.

[65:7]  ³ tn Heb “the roar of the seas.”

[65:7]  ⁴ sn The raging seas…the commotion made by the nations. The raging seas symbolize the turbulent nations of the earth (see Ps 46:2-3, 6; Isa 17:12).

[78:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “and like the sand of the seas winged birds.”