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Psalms 74:17

Psalms 74:17
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord,.... Or "hath reproached the Lord", as the Septuagint version and others render it, and very rightly; though not so well the former part of the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth - Thou hast established all the boundaries of the world; that is, the boundaries of the earth itself; or the natural bonndaries of nations and people, made…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 74:12-17

The lamenting church fastens upon something here which she calls to mind, and therefore hath she hope (as Lam 3:21), with which she encourages herself and silences her own complaints. Two things quiet…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the borders of the earth The divisions of land and sea (Psa 104:9; Job 38:8 ff.; Jer 5:22), and the apportionment of the land among the nations (Deu 32:8; Act 17:26).

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