Psalms 24:2

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
founded	יְסָדָ֑הּ ye.sa.Dah	H3245	to set (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
seas	יַמִּ֣ים ya.Mim	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
established	יְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ ye.kho.Ne.ha	H3559	properly · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
floods	נְ֝הָר֗וֹת ne.ha.Rot	H5104	a stream (including the sea · noun, common feminine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 5:22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decre…
Psalms 136:6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Genesis 1:9-10 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Psalms 104:5-6 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Job 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Psalms 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Jeremiah 10:11-16 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under th…
Job 38:8-11 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 24:1-2

Here is, I. God's absolute propriety in this part of the creation where our lot is cast, Psa 24:1. 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 a distance from the royal palace above, is neglected, and that he claims no interest in it. No, even the earth is his, and this lower world; and, though he has prepared the throne of his glory in the heavens, yet his kingdom rules over all, and even the worms of this earth are not below his cognizance, nor from under his dominion. 1. When God gave the earth to the childr…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 24:2

Poetically represents the facts of Gen 1:9.

John Gill on Psalms 24:2

For he hath founded it upon the seas,.... Or "with" them, as some interpret (e) the particle he hath founded the earth and seas together, and both upon nothing; and yet are stable and firm; or "by the seas" (f), near unto them, at the side of them; which, though higher than the earth, are wonderfully bounded by the power of God, so as not to return and cover the earth; see Job 38:8; so the particle is used in Psalm 1:3. Some have thought that the first earth, which Peter says was standing in the water, and out of the water, 2 Peter 3:5, was made in the form of an egg, and that the waters were under the earth, and the earth was as a crust or shell over them, until the deluge came; and this c…

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John Calvin on Psalms 24:1-4

Psalm 24:1-4 1. The earth is Jehovah's, and the fullness thereof; [539] the world, and they that dwell therein: 2. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. 3. Who shall ascend unto the hill of Jehovah? who shall stand in his holy place? 4. He who is clean of hands, and pure of heart; who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 1. The earth is Jehovah's. We will find in many other places the children of Abraham compared with all the rest of mankind, that the free goodness of God, in selecting them from all other nations, and in embracing them with his favor, may shine forth the more conspicuously. The object of the beginning of the psal…

The Church Fathers

"He has founded it above the seas." He has most firmly established it above all the waves of this world, that they should be subdued by it, and should not hurt it. "And has prepared it above the rivers" [Psalm 24:2]. The rivers flow into the sea, and men of lust lapse into the world: these also the Church, which, when worldly lusts have been conquered by the grace of God, has been prepared by love for the reception of immortality, subdues.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 24

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Dictionary and topics

David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Geology · 22:16; — 22:16;
Sea, The · God: Founded the earth upon — God: Founded the earth upon

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 24:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 24:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 24:2

John Gill on Psalms 24:2

John Calvin on Psalms 24:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 24:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 24:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 24:2

John Gill on Psalms 24:2

John Calvin on Psalms 24:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 24:1-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 24:2

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 24:2