Psalms 95:4

“In his hand are the deep places of the earth, etc.] The “penetrals” f1356 of it; not only what are penetrated by men, the minerals that are in it; but what are of such deep recess as to be penetrated only by the Lord himself; these are in the hands and power of Christ, which he can search into, discover, and dispose of; these are the foundations of the earth, which cannot be searched out beneath by men, (<243137>Jeremiah 31:37), the strength of the hills is his also; or, “the wearinesses” f1357 of them, the tops f1358 of them, which make a man weary to go up unto, they are so high; the Targum is, “the strengths of the height of the hills;” which takes in both ideas, both the height and…”

“In his hand - In his power, or under his control as his own. That is, he so possesses all things that they can be claimed by no other. His right over them is absolute and entire. Are the deep places of the earth - The word used here - מחקר mechqâr - means the interior, the inmost depth; that which is “searched out,” from - חקר châqar - to search, search out, explore. The primary idea is that of searching by boring or digging; and the allusion here is to the parts of the earth which could be explored only by digging - as in mining, or sinking shafts in the earth. The meaning is, that all those places which lie beyond the ordinary power of observation in man are in the hand of God. He knows…”

“Hand - Under his government. Strength - The strongest or highest mountains. Psalms 95:7”

“95:4-5 The whole created order owes its existence to the sovereign Lord alone—not to various gods.”

“In: Psa 21:2; Job 11:10 his: Heb. whose deep: Psa 135:6 the strength of the hills is his also: or, heights of the hills are his, Psa 65:6, Psa 97:5; Job 9:5; Mic 1:4; Nah 1:5; Hab 3:6, Hab 3:10 Psalms 95:5”