Cyril of Jerusalem, on Ps 103:25

“So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.”

“"This great and wide sea, in it there are creeping things without number." Who can describe the beauty of the fishes therein? Who can describe the greatness of the whales and the nature of the amphibious animals, how they live on the dry land and in the waters? Who can describe the depth and breadth of the sea or the shock of its tumultuous waves? The sea stays within its confines because of him who said, "This far shall you come but no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stilled!" It clearly reveals the decree imposed on it, when running out it leaves on the sands a distinct line marked by its waves, as though to signify to those who see it that it has not transgressed its appointed bounds.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.