King James Version
What Does Psalms 24:2 Mean?
“For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.”
Context
1
A Psalm of David. 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.
3
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He: Heb. The clean of hands
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2) **Upon the seas.**—For the idea of the earth resting on water, comp. Psalm 136:6; Proverbs 8:25-29. In Genesis the dry land emerges from the water, but is not said to be founded on it. In Job 26:7 the earth is said to be hung upon nothing. The idea of a water foundation for the earth naturally grew out of the phenomenon of springs, before it was scientifically explained.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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