Psalms 24:2
For he hath founded it upon the seas; and hath prepared it upon the rivers.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
In Context
3Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord: or who shall stand in his holy place?
Cross References
Genesis 1:9God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.
Job 38:4Where wast thou when I laid up the foundations of the earth ? tell me if thou hast understanding.
Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:
Psalms 93:1The Lord hath reigned, he is clothed with beauty: the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded himself. For he hath established the world which shall not be moved.
Psalms 96:10Say ye among the Gentiles, the Lord hath reigned. For he hath corrected the world, which shall not be moved: he will judge the people with justice.
Psalms 136:6Whatsoever the Lord hath pleased he hath done, in heaven, in earth, in the sea, and in all the deeps.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 24:2-3
God's Absolute Propriety. 1 The earth is the Lord 's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Here is, I. God's absolute propriety in this part of the creation where our lot is cast, v. 1 . We are not to think that the heavens, even the heavens only, are the Lord's, and the numerous and bright inhabitants of the upper world, and that this earth, being so small and inconsiderable a part of the creation, and at such… Read the whole commentary →