Proverbs 8:28

28 built the vast vault of Heaven, and installed the fountains that fed Ocean,

Proverbs 8:28 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 8:28

When he established the clouds above
In which the waters are bound, and yet are not rent under them; and where, in the thin air, they hang heavy with them; where they are weighed by measure, and a decree made for them when they shall fall; and when they do, the Lord makes small the drops of water, which the clouds do drop and distil on men abundantly; the spreadings of which are beyond understanding, and are unaccountable, and must be referred to the power of God; who has settled and established them in the heavens, and the laws of them, ( Job 26:8 ) ( Job 28:25 Job 28:26 ) ( Job 38:28 Job 38:29 ) ; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep;
gave them strength, and still continues it, to cast out their waters, which run into the main sea, and feed and fill it, and return to their place again; which strength of flowing and reflowing can be attributed to nothing else but to the great power of God, ( Genesis 7:11 ) ( Ecclesiastes 1:7 ) .

Proverbs 8:28 In-Context

26 Long before God stretched out Earth's Horizons, and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather,
27 And set Sky firmly in place, I was there. When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean,
28 built the vast vault of Heaven, and installed the fountains that fed Ocean,
29 When he drew a boundary for Sea, posted a sign that said, no trespassing, And then staked out Earth's foundations,
30 I was right there with him, making sure everything fit. Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause, always enjoying his company,
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