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He gathered together the water of the sea.
    He put the ocean in its place.
Everyone on earth should fear and respect the Lord.
    All the people in the world should fear him,
because when he speaks, things happen.
    And if he says, “Stop!”—then it stops.[a]

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  1. Psalm 33:9 And if … stops Or “He gives the command, and it stands!” The word “stand” can mean “stand forever” or “stop.”

He gathers the waters(A) of the sea into jars[a];(B)
    he puts the deep into storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord;(C)
    let all the people of the world(D) revere him.(E)
For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded,(F) and it stood firm.

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  1. Psalm 33:7 Or sea as into a heap