Psalms 32:7 (DRB)

Passage

Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; laying up the depths in storehouses.

Nearby Context

Psalms 32:5 He loveth mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

Psalms 32:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:

Psalms 32:7 Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; laying up the depths in storehouses.

Psalms 32:8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.

Psalms 32:9 For he spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gathering", "together", "waters", "vessel", "laying", "depths", and "storehouses". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gathering" and "together", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "By the word of the Lord the..." into verse 8's "Let all the earth fear the Lord...", so "gathering" and "together" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gathering" and "together" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.