Psalms 24:1
{Of David. A Psalm.} The earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Darby Translation
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 it was he that founded it upon seas, and established it upon floods.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29And Moses said to him, When I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to Jehovah: the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is Jehovah's.
Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to Jehovah thy God; the earth and all that is therein.
1 Chronicles 29:16Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house to thy holy name, is of thy hand, and is all thine own.
Job 34:13Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
Job 41:11Who hath first given to me, that I should repay [him]? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
Psalms 50:12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
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 →