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Psalms 24:1
1The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
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.
- 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.
- 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 everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. 3Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? 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, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
- Exodus 9:29Moses replied, “When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the Lord. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.
- Exodus 19:5Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,
- Deuteronomy 10:14To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
- Job 41:11Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me.
- Daniel 4:25You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.
- 1 Corinthians 10:26for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
- Psalms 89:11The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.
- Psalms 98:7Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live 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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