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Psalms 24:1

Psalms 24:1

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. God's glory was set forth in . from a consideration of the heavens (); here it is manifested from the other half of creation—the earth.

The whole earth, and all its fnlness, is his. He made it, and he remains its sole Owner and Master. There is no inferior δημιουργός, as some believed, who framed it and governs it. All its marvels, all its beauty, all its richness, proceed from God alone.

The world, and they that dwelt therein. "The world" ( תֵּבֵל) seems to be here synonymous with" the earth" ( הָאָרֶץ). Not only do its material products belong to God, but its inhabitants also.

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