Psalms 24:2
For he founded it on the seas, and on the floods he sustains it.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
In Context
1The earth is the Lord’s and all that it holds, the world and those who live in it.
3Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place?
Cross References
Genesis 1:9Then God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together, and let the dry ground appear.” It was so.
Psalms 33:6By his word the heavens were made, all their host by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 93:1The Lord has taken his seat on the throne, clothed with majesty, armed with might. Now the world stands firm, to be shaken no more,
Psalms 96:10Say to the nations, “The Lord is king.” The world stands firm to be shaken no more. He will judge the peoples with equity.
Psalms 136:6Who spread forth the earth on the waters: for his kindness endures forever.
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 →