He has drawn a circle on the waters at the boundary where the day and night come together.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
End. Till the end of the world, the ocean will respect these limits. (Haydock)
The ancients looked upon it as a continual miracle that the world was not deluged, as the waters are higher than the earth, Jeremias v. 22., and Amos v. 8. (St. Basil and St. Ambrose, Hexem.) (Cicero, Nat. ii.)
Philosophers have explained this phenomenon. But it is still certain that the power and wisdom of God preserve the equilibrium, without which all would return to the ancient chaos. (Calmet)