Psalm 24:2

2 Pues él echó los cimientos de la tierra sobre los mares
y los estableció sobre las profundidades de los océanos.

Psalm 24:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 24:2

For he hath founded it upon the seas
Or "with" them, as some interpret ^F5 the particle (le) ; he hath founded the earth and seas together, and both upon nothing; and yet are stable and firm; or "by the seas" ^F6, 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 ( Job 38:8-11 ) ( Psalms 104:5-9 ) ; so the particle is used in ( Psalms 1:3 ) ( 23:2 ) . Some have thought that the first earth, which Peter says was standing in the water, and out of the water, ( 2 Peter 3:5 ) , was made in the form of an egg, and that the waters were under the earth, and the earth was as a crust or shell over them, until the deluge came; and this crust then broke in, and formed the sea; and so it was literally true, that the earth was founded upon, or over the waters;

and established it upon the floods;
the floods of the seas, or rivers of water running to and fro in it: this shows the ground and foundation of Christ's right and claim to the earth, and all that is in it; which is not by reason of his father's gift to him as Mediator, but by virtue of his concern in creation, the world, and all things in it, being made and established by him; in him do all things consist, ( Colossians 1:16 Colossians 1:17 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 R. Moses in Aben Ezra in loc.
F6 (Mymy le) "juxta maria", Vatablus, Gejerus, Amama; so Kimchi & Ben Melech.

Psalm 24:2 In-Context

1 Salmo 24
Salmo de David.
La tierra es del Señor
y todo lo que hay en ella;
el mundo y todos sus habitantes le pertenecen.

2 Pues él echó los cimientos de la tierra sobre los mares
y los estableció sobre las profundidades de los océanos.

3 ¿Quién puede subir al monte del Señor
?
¿Quién puede estar en su lugar santo?

4 Solo los de manos limpias y corazón puro,
que no rinden culto a ídolos
y nunca dicen mentiras.

5 Ellos recibirán la bendición del Señor
y tendrán una relación correcta con Dios su salvador.