Psalm 24:1-2 The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.… I. HIS PROPERTY. 1. Its extent. The earth and its fulness (ver. 1). 2. Its foundation — creatorship. "He hath founded it," etc. (ver. 2). II. MAN'S MORAL OBLIGATION. 1. It urges him to be just. "Will a man rob God?" 2. To be humble. 3. To be thankful. It is God that has given us ourselves, with all our capacities and means of improvement and of pleasure. 4. To be acquiescent. God has a right to do what He likes with His own.Let the text be written on our hearts. It is engraved on the front of the Royal Exchange, but how few pause to read it, and fewer still ponder it in their hearts. (D. Thomas, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Psalm of David.} The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.WEB: The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein. |
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