Psalms 24:2
For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
In Context
3Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?
Cross References
Job 38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding!
Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 93:1Jehovah reigneth; he is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with majesty, and girded with strength; Therefore the earth standeth firm, and cannot be moved.
Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, Jehovah is king; The world shall stand firm; it shall not be moved; He will judge the nations in righteousness.
Psalms 136:6To him that spread out the earth upon the waters; For his goodness endureth for ever!
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 →