God’s Word Translation
Psalms 24:1
1The earth and everything it contains are the Lord’s. The world and all who live in it are his.
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;
- English Standard Version (ESV)The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,
- New King James Version (NKJV)The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
Context of Psalms 24:1
The earth and everything it contains are the Lord’s. The world and all who live in it are his. 2He laid its foundation on the seas and set it firmly on the rivers. 3Who may go up the Lord’s mountain? Who may 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 50:12If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the world and all that it contains are mine.
- Exodus 9:29Moses replied, “As soon as I’m out of the city, I’ll spread out my hands to the Lord in prayer. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail. This is how you will know that the earth belongs to the Lord.
- Exodus 19:5If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine.
- Deuteronomy 10:14Remember that the sky, the highest heaven, the earth and everything it contains belong to the Lord your God.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Greatness, power, splendor, glory, and majesty are yours, Lord, because everything in heaven and on earth is yours. The kingdom is yours, Lord, and you are honored as head of all things.
- Job 41:11Who can confront me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven belongs to me!
- Daniel 4:25You will be forced away from people and live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cattle. The dew from the sky will make you wet. And seven time periods will pass until you realize that the Most High has power over human kingdoms and that he gives them to whomever he wishes.
- 1 Corinthians 10:26Certainly, “The earth is the Lord’s and everything it contains is his.”
- Psalms 89:11The heavens are yours. The earth is also yours. You made the world and everything in it.
- Psalms 98:7Let the sea, everything in it, the world, and those who live in it roar like thunder.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake because of him. The hills melt. The earth draws back in his presence. The world and all who live in it draw back as well.
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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