“ Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. ”
Who laid the foundations of the earth - Referring still to the creation of the earth. The margin is, “He hath founded the earth upon her bases.” The Hebrew word rendered in the margin “her bases”...
CIV. The Glory of the Creator. Psalms 104:1-4 . Yahweh's power in the heavens. He is clothed in the light which God made first ( Genesis 1:3 ) before the heavenly bodies. He lays the foundation o...
foundations. Compare Job 38:4-6 ; Proverbs 8:29 . earth. Hebrew. 'erez. As in verses: Psalms 104:9 ; Psalms 104:13 ; Psalms 104:14 , Psa 9:24. not the same word as in Psalms 104:20 . b...
5 He hath founded the earth upon its foundations Here the prophet celebrates the glory of God, as manifested in the stability of the earth. Since it is suspended in the midst of the air, and...
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. יסד ארץ על מכוניה yasad erets al mechonepha, בל תמוט עולם ועד bal tammot olam vaed. "Laying the earth upon its fou...
Who laid the foundations of the earth— Who hath built the earth upon her bases. Bishop Lowth, in his 8th Prelection, of images taken from things sacred, observes, that we have a remarkable exam...
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever. What is denied is not the earth's...
This is a Ps. of Nature, celebrating God's glory as seen in His works both inanimate and animate. It is an expansion of the closing vv. of Psalms 103 , and like that Ps. begins and ends with the phr...
Who laid... — Better, He fixed the earth on its foundations. (Comp. Job 38:4-6 ; Proverbs 8:29 .) The inconsistency of this with Job 26:7 , “He laid the earth upon nothing,” need not cause di...
Psalms 104:1-35 LIKE the preceding psalm, this one begins and ends with the psalmist's call to his soul to bless Jehovah. The inference has been drawn that both psalms have the same author, but th...
the Lord's Wondrous Handiwork Psalms 104:1-12 The opening verses of this psalm appear to describe in sublime poetry the creation of the world. God is very great, because He created the heavens...
Again we have a great song of praise commencing and closing with the same note of personal praise. While in the former the dominant note is that of the mercy of Jehovah, here it is that of His majest...
All these are so many beautiful descriptions of the various works of God in creation. They need no comment; but we may scripturalise them in reference to the new creation in Christ Jesus, and find mu...
Who laid the foundations of the earth ,.... Or "founded the earth upon its bases" l; which some take to be the waters, according to Psalms 24:2 , others the centre of gravity in it; others the moun...
Psalms 104:5 [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever. Ver. 5. Who laid the foundations of the earth ] Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases. See...
Who laid the foundations of the earth Hebrew, יסד ארצ על מכוניה, jasad eretz gnal mechoneah , who hath founded the earth upon its own bases, or foundations, that is, upon itself, or its own centre...
The Divine Majesty. 1 Bless the L ORD , O my soul. O L ORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour a...
He hath founded or established the earth upon its own basis or foundations , i.e. upon itself, or its own weight, whereby it stands as fast and unmovable, as if it were built upon the strongest fou...
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Calvin, “differs from the last, in that it neither treats of God’s special mercies bestowed on His Church, nor lifts us to the hope of a heavenly life; but painting f...
I trust that we have already felt something of holy enjoyment while our hearts and voices have been praising the Lord our God. Perhaps this Psalm may help to keep us in a praising state of mind. Firs...
This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, but it is ascribed to David by the LXX, and by most of the Versions. It celebrates the works of God in the creation of the world, and in strains worthy of the r...
O Lord my God, Thou art very great. A hymn of praise to God in Nature I. The universality of God’s workings in Nature. 1. In the domain of dead matter. He is operating in the waters as they...
EXPOSITION " THE psalmist, in a time of severe trouble, arising from the power of the heathen, seeks consolation in reflecting on the greatness of God in nature," So Hengstenberg, correctly. Th...
Praise of God for His Work in the Kingdom of Nature. The psalmist, probably David, as in the preceding psalm, celebrates the glory of God in the works of His creation and providence.
2 Peter 3:10 ; Ecclesiastes 1:4 ; Job 26:7 ; Job 38:4-7 ; Psalms 136:6 ; Psalms 24:2 ; Psalms 33:9 ; Psalms 9:1 ; Psalms 93:1 ; Revelation 20:11 ; Revelation 6:14
Who laid — Heb. he hath established the earth upon its own basis, whereby it stands as fast and unmoveable, as if it were built upon the strongest foundations. Forever — As long as the world contin...