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Psalms 24:2

For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

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ASV

For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.

KJV

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
ה֭וּאhu'heH1931 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
יַמִּ֣יםya.Mim[the] seasH3220 →
יְסָדָ֑הּye.sa.Dahhe founded itH3245 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
נְ֝הָר֗וֹתne.ha.Rot[the] riversH5104 →
יְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ׃ye.kho.Ne.hahe established itH3559 →

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2 Peter 3:5But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.Psalms 104:5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.Job 26:7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.Psalms 136:6He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.Genesis 1:9–10And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.Psalms 104:5–6He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.Jeremiah 10:11–16Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”Jeremiah 10:12The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.Psalms 96:10Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.Job 38:8–11Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,2 Peter 3:5–7But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,Job 38:6On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,Genesis 8:22As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”Proverbs 30:4Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

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