Psalms 24:2
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Main message
Psalm 24:2: The LORD founded the world upon the seas and established it upon the waters; the verse uses ancient poetic cosmological imagery to confess God as creator, not to provide a modern scientific model.
Meaning in context
Psalm 24:1–2 · The LORD owns and founded the earth — Verses 1–2 confess the LORD’s universal ownership and creative founding of the world.
The LORD founded the world upon the seas and established it upon the waters; the verse uses ancient poetic cosmological imagery to confess God as creator, not to provide a modern scientific model.
Further teachings
The LORD owns and founded the earth
The LORD founded the world upon the seas and established it upon the waters; the verse uses ancient poetic cosmological imagery to confess God as creator, not to provide a modern scientific model.
Cross References: Psalm 24:2 — Psalm 24:1–2.
Applications in daily life
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Psalm 24:2
The LORD founded the world upon the seas and established it upon the waters; the verse uses ancient poetic cosmological imagery to confess God as creator, not to provide a modern scientific model.
Ancient water-and-foundation imagery should not be weaponized against scientific inquiry or treated as a technical geology or cosmology textbook.
Related Bible passages and resources
- Psalm 24 (complete chapter)
Keep the verse within Psalm 24’s movement from creation to holy ascent to the King of glory.
- Psalm 24:1
Read the previous verse to preserve the movement.
- Psalm 24:3
Continue with the next verse to preserve the movement.
- Study the Book of Psalms
The LORD owns and founded the earth
Common misreadings
Ancient water-and-foundation imagery should not be weaponized against scientific inquiry or treated as a technical geology or cosmology textbook.
The LORD founded the world upon the seas and established it upon the waters; the verse uses ancient poetic cosmological imagery to confess God as creator, not to provide a modern scientific model. Keep the verse within Psalm 24’s movement from creation to holy ascent to the King of glory.
How to Apply Psalms 24:2
Study Psalms 24:2 in context by reading the surrounding passage in Psalms. Identify one person in your life who might be encouraged by this verse from Scripture. Share it with them and open a conversation rooted in Scripture — sometimes the most practical application is passing the Word along.
Sources & Method
Biblical text
Commentary anchored to the site’s public-domain Psalm 24 text.
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