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This psalm is concerning the kingdom of Jesus Christ, I. His providential kingdom, by which he rules the world (Psa 24:1, Psa 24:2). II. The kingdom of his grace, by which he rules in his church. 1. Concerning the subjects of that kingdom; their character (Psa 24:4, Psa 24:6), their charter (Psa 24:5). 2. Concerning the King of that kingdom; and a summons to all to give him admission (Psa 24:7-10). It is supposed that the psalm was penned upon occasion of David's bringing up the ark to the place prepared for it, and that the intention of it was to lead the people above the pomp of external ceremonies to a holy life and faith in Christ, of whom the ark was a type. A psalm of David.

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 24 A Psalm of David. This psalm is thought by some of the Jewish writers (d) to have been wrote when the ark was brought from the house of Obededom to the city of David, and put into the place prepared for it by him, Sa2 6:17; to which reference is supposed to be had in Psa 24:7; or after that David had built an altar in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, and had knowledge of the hill Moriah, as the place where the sanctuary was to be built; called the hill of the Lord, and his holy place, Psa 24:3; however, it was certainly written by David, under the inspiration of the spirit of God; and is a prophecy of Christ, and of the Gospel church, and describes the members of it. (d) Aben Ezra & Kimchi.

For he hath founded it upon the seas,.... Or "with" them, as some interpret (e) the particle he hath founded the earth and seas together, and both upon nothing; and yet are stable and firm; or "by the seas" (f), 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; so the particle is used in Psa 1:3. Some have thought that the first earth, which Peter says was standing in the water, and out of the water, Pe2 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, Col 1:16. (e) R. Moses in Aben Ezra in loc. (f) "juxta maria", Vatablus, Gejerus, Amama; so Kimchi & Ben Melech.

"He has founded it above the seas." He has most firmly established it above all the waves of this world, that they should be subdued by it, and should not hurt it. "And has prepared it above the rivers" [Psalm 24:2]. The rivers flow into the sea, and men of lust lapse into the world: these also the Church, which, when worldly lusts have been conquered by the grace of God, has been prepared by love for the reception of immortality, subdues.

Next he gives the reason for the aforesaid, because namely "he founded it upon the seas"; as if to say: that belongs to the craftsman which the craftsman himself makes. But God made the earth and the things that are on the earth. Therefore the earth and its fullness are his. But some say that God's providence does not extend to earthly things. But against this is the sign of great providence in the arrangement of the waters in relation to the earth, because the lighter elements ought to be above the heavier ones. Similarly therefore, just as the air surrounds the water, so the water ought to surround the earth. And the philosophers assign many causes for this. But the cause is divine providence, so that there might be a habitation for men and animals; hence Moses in the beginning, when he set forth the creation of things, first set forth the earth as formless; hence "the earth was void," that is, formless, "and empty" of trees; and therefore he presented it as surrounded or covered by water, "and darkness," that is, the waters, "were upon the face of the deep," that is, upon the earth, "and the spirit of the Lord," that is, the air, "was moving over the waters." Or "the earth was void," that is, invisible because of the waters; hence it follows, "Let the waters be gathered," etc., "and let the dry land appear"; as if to say: because the earth is first in the order of elements, it was done by divine providence that it should be above the waters, so that men and animals might live upon it, and the waters nonetheless occupy the earth as far as the seas extend: hence he says, "He himself founded it upon the seas," that is, next to them, as elsewhere: Ps. 136: "By the rivers of Babylon" (that is, beside the river of Babylon) "there we sat," etc. "He founded it," that is, established it firmly, so that the sea should not overwhelm it: Job 38: "I set bars and doors for the sea, and said, Thus far shall you come and no further; and here you shall break your swelling waves": Jer. 5: "Who has set the sand as a boundary for the sea, an everlasting decree which it shall not pass." "And upon the rivers he prepared it," that is, next to the rivers; and he says "prepared," not "founded," because for preparation it is required that it be irrigated by a river; Ps. 64: "The river of God is full of water; you have prepared their food, for so is its preparation: watering its furrows, multiplying," etc. Or the Church is founded upon the seas, that is, upon tribulations: Ps. 92: "Wonderful are the surges of the sea." And upon the rivers, that is, upon the persecutions by which the Church was prepared for the crowns of the martyrs. Or "upon the seas," that is, upon bitternesses; and yet for its consolation he prepared rivers of consolations: Ps. 45: "The rushing of the river makes glad," etc.

God's supreme sovereignty requires a befitting holiness of life and heart in His worshippers; a sentiment sublimely illustrated by describing His entrance into the sanctuary, by the symbol of His worship--the ark, as requiring the most profound homage to the glory of His Majesty. (Psa 24:1-10) fulness--everything. world--the habitable globe, with they that dwell--forming a parallel expression to the first clause.

Poetically represents the facts of Gen 1:9.