Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 24:2
Seas — The whole collection of waters, as well as the sea and the rivers running into it, as that great abyss of waters which is contained in the bowels of the earth.
Seas — The whole collection of waters, as well as the sea and the rivers running into it, as that great abyss of waters which is contained in the bowels of the earth.
Verse Psalms 24:2. _HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS_] He not only created the vast _mass_, but separated the land from the waters, so that the mountains, c., being elevated above the waters, appear t...
FOR HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS - That is, the earth, or the habitable world. The ground of the claim to the earth and all that it contains, which is here asserted, is the fact that God had creat...
Psalms 24 The Chief Shepherd, the King of Glory _ 1. Who shall dwell with Him when He comes? (Psalms 24:1)_ 2. The glorious manifestation of the King (Psalms 24:7)...
XXIV. PSALMS 24:1 f. Yahweh the Creator. PSALMS 24:2. For the water under the earth, _cf._ Exodus 20:4. There was sea below the earth, another on a level with the earth, and a third ocean above the f...
FOUNDED, &C. Compare 2 Peter 3:5.Psalms 136:6; Genesis 1:1....
The unique Majesty of Him Who comes to take possession of His chosen dwelling-place. His sovereignty is not limited to a single nation or a single country. He is the Lord of all the world, for He is i...
_For he_&c. HE is emphatic. It is HE and no other who laid the foundation of the world (Psalms 104:5; Job 38:4). The land rising out of the water is supposed to rest upon it. Cp. Psalms 136:6; and the...
PSALMS 24 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Admission of Worshippers into the Presence of the Previously Admitted King. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 24:1-2, Jehovah's Ownership of the World the Ground for Worshi...
_FOR HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS, AND ESTABLISHED IT UPON THE FLOODS._ Founded it upon the seas - rather, 'above the seas ... above the floods' (Genesis 1:9; Job 38:8; 2 Peter 3:6). Thereby He m...
This Ps. is generally, and very appropriately, connected with the occasion when David brought up the ark from the house of Obededom to the tent prepared for it on Mt. Zion. It declares the universal s...
This v. expresses the ancient idea of the structure of the universe, with 'waters under the earth' (Genesis 7:11; Exodus 20:4)....
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
UPON THE SEAS. — For the idea of the earth resting on water, comp. Psalms 136:6; Proverbs 8:25. In Genesis the dry land emerges from the water, but is not said to be founded on it. In Job 26:7 the ear...
כִּי ־ה֖וּא עַל ־יַמִּ֣ים יְסָדָ֑הּ וְ עַל
Psalms 24:1 EWALD'S widely accepted view that this psalm is a composite of two fragments rests on a somewhat exaggerated estimate of the differences in tone and structure of the parts. These are obvio...
ENTERING JEHOVAH'S HOLY PLACE Psalms 24:1 Psalms 22:1 tells of the cross; Psalms 23:1 of the crook; Psalms 24:1 of the crown. This grea
This is the final psalm of the three, and as in Psa 22:1-31 the words so far exceed the possibility of exhaustion by any circumstances originating them as to create an opinion unanimously in favor of...
For he hath founded it upon the (a) seas, and established it upon the floods. (a) He notes two things: the one, that the earth to man's judgment seems above the waters: and next, that God miraculousl...
_In thee. Hebrew bec. Thus the second verse will properly begin with b, (Capel; Houbigant) though the Jews place my God first, as it is in the Vulgate, Deus meus, in te, &c. (Haydock) Ashamed. Septuag...
The sovereignty of Jehovah over the universe is here beautifully set forth by right of creation; and all the inhabitants, in like manner, are his by the same right, as their Author and Maker. And the...
_THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S_ ‘The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.’ Psalms...
Psalms 24 _ Proper Psalm for Ascension Day_ (_Evening_). PSALMS 24-26 = _ Day 5_ (_Morning_)....
2._For he hath founded it upon the seas. _The Psalmist here confirms the truth, that men are rightfully under the authority and power of God, so that in all places and countries they ought to acknowle...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 23 AND 24. Psalms 23, 24 go in a certain sense by themselves, giving the perfect confidence in the Shepherd, Jehovah, founded on the experience of what He is in...
FOR HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS,.... Or "with" them, as some interpret e the particle על; he hath founded the earth and seas together, and both upon nothing; and yet are stable and firm; or "by t...
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Ver. 2. _For he hath founded it upon the seas_] The solid earth he hath founded upon the liquid waters. This Aristotle acknow...
_For he hath founded it_ Justly have I said, that the earth is the Lord's, for he made it, and laid the foundation of it, and that in a wonderful manner; _upon the seas_ By the seas and floods he mean...
For He hath founded it upon the seas, He set the foundation of the earth in the midst of the mighty ocean, AND ESTABLISHED IT UPON THE FLOODS, giving it a firm base when He separated the water from th...
THE COMING OF THE KING OF GLORY. The Messianic kingdom. A psalm of David, another hymn of the Messiah and His kingdom, to prepare the believers of the Old Testament for His coming and to inspire the...
1-6 We ourselves are not our own; our bodies, our souls, are not. Even those of the children of men are God's, who know him not, nor own their relation to him. A soul that knows and considers its own...
Justly have I said that _the earth is the Lord s_, for he made it, and laid the foundation of it, and that in a wonderful manner. By the SEAS AND FLOODS he means the whole collection of waters, as wel...
Psalms 24:2 founded H3245 (H8804) seas H3220 established H3559 (H8787) waters H5104 For - Psalms 3
THE GLORY OF YHWH (PSALMS 24:1). Psalms 24:1 ‘YHWH's is the earth and its fullness, The world, and those who dwell in it. For HE has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.'...
Psalms 24:1. _The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof,_ And therefore it is also the believer's. The real fullness of the earth belongs to the Christian. «The meek shall inherit the earth.»...
CONTENTS: The one who shall stand before Jehovah. CHARACTER: God. CONCLUSION: Those who have been made meet for heaven shall be brought safely into God's presence. While none may venture to meet God...
Psalms 24:1. _The fulness thereof._ Targum, _all its creatures;_ all that the earth contains and supports. Psalms 24:4. _Not lifted up his soul to vanity;_ that is, to an idol. So the LXX, ματαια. Id...
_The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof._ THE EARTH THE LORD’S So the Psalmist in this place speaks of the Divine sovereignty and of the Divine purpose and programme. The Divine sovereignty-...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 24:1. This psalm seems to be intended for public worship—perhaps a celebration remembering how David brought the ark of the Lord into Jerusalem (2
INTRODUCTION “This grand choral hymn was in all probability composed and sung on the occasion of the removal of the ark from the house of Obed-Edom to the city of David, on Mount Zion (2 Samuel 6). It...
EXPOSITION AT first sight this psalm seems to be composed of two quite separate fragments (Psalms 24:1 and Psalms 24:7); whence Ewald has laid it down that, in their origin, the two parts were wholly...
The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein (Psalms 24:1). It all belongs to God. For he hath founded it upon the seas, he established it upon the flood...
2 Peter 3:5; Genesis 1:10; Genesis 1:9; Genesis 8:22; Jeremiah 10:11;...
Is the earth founded upon the seas or on nothing? PROBLEM: The psalmist declares that the earth was “founded upon the seas.” But Job said, “He hangs the earth on nothing” (Job 26:7). SOLUTION: The fi...