Psalms 24:2

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 24:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.
Psalms 24:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For he hath founded it upon the seas, etc.] Or “with” them, as some interpret f374 the particle l[; he hath founded the earth and seas together, and both upon nothing; and yet are stable and firm; or “by the seas” f375, 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 <183808>Job 38:8-11 <19A405>Psalm 104:5-9); so the particle is used in (<190103>Psalm 1:3 23:2). Some have thought that the first earth, which Peter says was standing in the water, and out of the water, (<610305>2 Peter 3:5), was made in the form of an egg, and that the waters were under the earth, and the earth…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Poetically represents the facts of Gen 1:9.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“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. Psalms 24:3”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“24:2 God created everything in an orderly and stable manner (see 89:11; 102:25; 104:5).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“For: Psa 33:6, Psa 95:4, Psa 104:5, Psa 104:6, Psa 136:6; Gen 1:9, Gen 1:10; Job 38:4; Jer 10:11-16; Pe2 3:5-7 and: Psa 93:1, Psa 96:10; Gen 8:22; Job 38:8-11; Jer 5:22 Psalms 24:3”
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