Psalms Chapter 24 verse 2 Holy Bible
For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.
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For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.
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For it was he that founded it upon seas, and established it upon floods.
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For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
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For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
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For he has founded it on the seas, And established it on the floods.
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For He on the seas hath founded it, And on the floods He doth establish it.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods (comp. Genesis 1:9). God has established the earth above the seas and floods, causing it to "appear," and thus making it a fitting habitation for man. Hence his right of property in the earth and in all the dwellers on it. They exist through his providential care (comp. Psalm 104:6-9).
Ellicott's 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.