24:2 For he set its foundation upon the seas,
and established 1 it upon the ocean currents. 2
74:16 You established the cycle of day and night; 3
you put the moon 4 and sun in place. 5
89:2 For I say, “Loyal love is permanently established; 6
in the skies you set up your faithfulness.” 7
96:6 Majestic splendor emanates from him; 8
his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful. 9
102:25 In earlier times you established the earth;
the skies are your handiwork.
103:19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven;
his kingdom extends over everything. 10
104:5 He established the earth on its foundations;
it will never be upended.
107:36 He allowed the hungry to settle there,
and they established a city in which to live.
119:90 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. 11
You established the earth and it stood firm.
148:6 He established them so they would endure; 12
he issued a decree that will not be revoked. 13
1 tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a preterite, referring to the creation of the world.
2 sn He…established it upon the ocean currents. The description reflects ancient Israelite prescientific cosmology, which is based on outward appearances. The language also suggests that God’s creative work involved the subjugation of chaos, symbolized by the sea.
3 tn Heb “To you [is] day, also to you [is] night.”
4 tn Heb “[the] light.” Following the reference to “day and night” and in combination with “sun,” it is likely that the Hebrew term מָאוֹר (ma’or, “light”) refers here to the moon.
5 tn Heb “you established [the] light and [the] sun.”
6 tn Heb “built.”
7 sn You set up your faithfulness. This may allude to the Lord’s heavenly throne, which symbolizes his just rule and from which the Lord decrees his unconditional promises (see vv. 8, 14).
8 tn Heb “majesty and splendor [are] before him.”
9 tn Heb “strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary.”
10 tn Heb “his kingdom rules over all.”
11 tn Heb “to a generation and a generation [is] your faithfulness.”
12 tn Or “forever and ever.”
13 tn Heb “and it will not pass away.”