Psalms 24:1
A Psalm. Of David. The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
In Context
2For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29And Moses said, When I am gone outside the town, my hands will be stretched out to the Lord; the thunders and the ice-storm will come to an end, so that you may see that the earth is the Lord's.
Deuteronomy 10:14The Lord your God is ruler of heaven, of the heaven of heavens, and of the earth with everything in it.
1 Chronicles 29:16O Lord our God, all this store, which we have made ready for the building of a house for your holy name, comes from your hand and is yours.
Job 34:13Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world?
Job 41:11\41:20\Smoke comes out of his nose, like a pot boiling on the fire.
Psalms 50:12If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 24:1
This psalm is concerning the kingdom of Jesus Christ, I. His providential kingdom, by which he rules the world, ver. 1, 2 . II. The kingdom of his grace, by which he rules in his church. 1. Concerning the subjects of that kingdom; their character ( ver. 4 , 6 ), their charter, ver. 5 . 2. Concerning the King of that kingdom; and a summons to all to give him admission, ver. 7-10 . It is supposed that the psalm was penned upon occasion of David's bringing up the ark to the place prepared for it, and that the… Read the whole commentary →