Psalms 23:2

Verse 2. Founded, or created it (Bert.) upon (Hebrew hal. “above, in, near, to, with,” and so forth; Amama) the seas, like a floating island. Proverbs 8:29. Jonah 2:7. Job 38:11. This was the language of the ancients: Ipsa natat tellus Pelagi lustrata coronâ. Manil. Astr. 4. The earth was at first covered with water. Genesis 1:9. Psalms 103:6. Calmet.—Seas and caverns have received part of it, which was poured out again at the deluge. Several have rejected the antipodes, falsely supposing that there is water all under the earth, which the Scripture does not assert. Amama. Bible.