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Forכִּיheהוּאfounded itיְסָדָהּupon the seas,עַל יַמִּיםand upon the riversוְעַל נְהָרוֹתhe established it.יְכוֹנְנֶהָ
Psalms 24:2
Study it in the app“For he founded it upon the seas, and upon the rivers he established it.”
David: the earth and everything in it belongs to YHWHCreation
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 24:2, word by word
- founded itיְסָדָyesada
found
To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.
Where else “yesada” appears- upon the seasיַמִּיםyamim
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yamim” appears- and upon the riversנְהָרוֹתneharot
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “neharot” appears- he established itיְכוֹנְנֶyechonne
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “yechonne” appears
The context
1Of David. A psalm. The earth belongs to YHWH, and all that fills it, the world and those who dwell in it.
2 · This verse (above)
3Who will go up to the mountain of YHWH? And who will stand in his holy place?