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Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
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Creation Proves God's Eternity
The psalmist, feeling the brevity of his own life, finds comfort by focusing on God's eternal nature. Commentators explain that pointing to God as the Creator of the ancient earth and heavens is a way of declaring His timeless existence. He existed long before creation and will endure forever, providing a stable anchor for our fleeting lives.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Long ago - See this passage fully explained in the notes at Hebrews 1:10-12. In the beginning; at the first. The phrase used here means lite…
19th Century
Anglican
(Isaiah 48:13).
Baptist
I said, O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days: your years are throughout all generations. Of old you have laid the foundations …
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16th Century
Protestant
Thou hast aforetime founded the earth. Here the sacred writer amplifies what he had previously stated, declaring that, compared with God, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Of old have you laid the foundation of the earth The lower part of the creation, the Lord's footstool, called the ea…
Bodily illnesses soon weaken our strength, then what can we expect but that our months should be cut short; and what should we do but prepare accor…
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