English Standard Version
Psalms 24:1
1The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,
Psalms 24:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
- New International Version (NIV)The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
- New King James Version (NKJV)The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.
Context of Psalms 24:1
The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, 2for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. 3Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?
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לַֽ֭יהוָה הָאָ֣רֶץ וּמְלוֹאָ֑הּ תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 24:1
- Psalms 50:12"If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine.
- Exodus 9:29Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the Lord. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the Lord's.
- Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine;
- Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.
- Job 41:11Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.
- Daniel 4:25that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.
- 1 Corinthians 10:26For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof."
- Psalms 89:11The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them.
- Psalms 98:7Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it!
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.
Commentaries on Psalms 24:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The earth is the Lord's - He is the Creator and Governor of it; it is his own property. Men may claim districts and kingdoms of it as their property, but God is Lord of the soil. The fullness thereof - "All its creatures." - Targum. Every tree, plant, and shrub; the silver and the gold, and the cattle on a thousand hills. They that dwell therein - All human beings.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The earth is the Lord‘s - The whole world belongs to God. He is the Creator of the earth, and therefore, its Proprietor; or, in other words, “the property vests in him.” It belongs to Him in a sense somewhat similar to our right of property in anything that is the production of our hands, or of our labor or skill. We claim that as our own. We feel that we have a right to use it, or to dispose of it, as we choose. No other person has a right to take it…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Concerning the kingdom of Christ, and the subjects of that kingdom. (1-6) Concerning the King of that kingdom. (7-10) Verses 1-6 We ourselves are not our own; our bodies, our souls, are not. Even those of the children of men are God's, who know him not, nor own their relation to him. A soul that knows and considers its own nature, and that it must live for ever, when it has viewed the earth and the fulness thereof, will sit down unsatisfied. It will think…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The Lord made the earth and everything in it, and now he rules over it (see 1 Corinthians 10:25–26). He sees all its people (Psalm 33:14), no matter their status (49:1–2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101. fulness--everything. world--the habitable globe, with they that dwell--forming a parallel expression to the first clause.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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