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Psalms 24:2
2for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.
Psalms 24:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas and built it on the ocean depths.
Context of Psalms 24:2
1The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for 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? 4The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.
Read all of Psalms 24Psalms 24:2 word by word
כִּי־ה֭וּא עַל־יַמִּ֣ים יְסָדָ֑הּ וְעַל־נְ֝הָר֗וֹת יְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 24:2
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
- Psalms 95:4In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.
- Psalms 104:5He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
- Psalms 136:6who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.
- Genesis 1:9And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.
- Job 38:4“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
- Jeremiah 10:11“Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.’ ”
- 2 Peter 3:5But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.
- Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.” The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.
- Genesis 8:22“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”
- Job 38:8“Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
- Jeremiah 5:22Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord. “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.
Commentaries on Psalms 24:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2He hath founded it upon the seas - He not only created the vast mass, but separated the land from the waters, so that the mountains, etc., being elevated above the waters, appear to be founded on them, and notwithstanding all the tossings and ragings of the ocean, these waters cannot prevail. It is established upon the floods, and cannot be shaken.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For he hath founded it upon the seas - That is, the earth, or the habitable world. The ground of the claim to the earth and all that it contains, which is here asserted, is the fact that God had created it, or “founded” it. The language used here - “he hath founded it,” that is, he has laid the foundation of it, “upon the seas” and “the floods” - is in accordance with the usual mode of speaking of the earth in the Scriptures as laid upon a foundation - as…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2God created everything in an orderly and stable manner (see Psalm 89:11; 102:25; 104:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Poetically represents the facts of Ge 1:9.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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