Psalm 24:1
“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 24Meaning
The earth, everything in it, the world and its inhabitants belong to the LORD; divine ownership relativizes human possession rather than granting any person or nation unlimited control.
The LORD owns and founded the earth
Verses 1–2 confess the LORD’s universal ownership and creative founding of the world.
Read carefully
The earth, everything in it, the world and its inhabitants belong to the LORD; divine ownership relativizes human possession rather than granting any person or nation unlimited control. Keep the verse within Psalm 24’s movement from creation to holy ascent to the King of glory.
Reflection
The earth, everything in it, the world and its inhabitants belong to the LORD; divine ownership relativizes human possession rather than granting any person or nation unlimited control.