Tree of Life Version
Psalms 24:2
2For He founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers.
Psalms 24:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
- New International Version (NIV)for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 24:2
1A psalm of David. The earth is Adonai’s and all that fills it— the world, and those dwelling on it. For He founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers. 3Who may go up on the mountain of Adonai? `Who may stand in His holy place? 4One with clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully.
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 Adonai’s word were the heavens made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth.
- Psalms 95:4In His hand are the depths of the earth, the mountain peaks are His also.
- Psalms 104:5He set the earth upon its foundations, so it should not totter forever and ever.
- Psalms 136:6who spread the earth on the waters, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
- Genesis 1:9Then God said, “Let the water below the sky be gathered to one place. Let the dry ground appear.” And it happened so.
- Job 38:4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
- Jeremiah 10:11Thus you will say to them: “The gods—which did not make the heavens and the earth—will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
- 2 Peter 3:5For in holding to this idea, it escapes their notice that the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God.
- Psalms 93:1Adonai reigns—He is robed in majesty! Adonai has robed and armed Himself with strength. Yes, the world is firmly established—unshakable.
- Psalms 96:10Say among the nations: “Adonai reigns!” The world is firmly established— it will not move. He will judge the peoples with fairness.
- Genesis 8:22While all the days of the land remain, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease.”
- Job 38:8“And who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
- Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?’ says Adonai. ‘Do you not tremble in My presence?’ For I made the sand a boundary of the sea, an everlasting decree that cannot be broken. Though the waves roll, they cannot prevail. Though they roar, 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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