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The mountains rose, The valleys sank down, To the place which you had assigned to them.
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God's Sovereign Command
Commentators agree that this verse powerfully illustrates God's absolute authority over creation. Whether it describes waters rushing over mountains or the mountains themselves rising at His command, the point is that God's word establishes the fixed and permanent order of the natural world.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Theologian
They go up by the mountains ... - That is, when they were gathered together into seas. They seemed to roll and tumble over hills an…
19th Century
Bishop
(5–18) The work of the third day of Creation in its two great divisions:
Preacher
At the sound of God's voice, those mighty deeps went back in a great hurricane. Anyone who has seen water when it is traveling at a great rate, las…
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17th Century
Pastor
They go up by the mountains, they go down by the valleys The Targum is,
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Every object we behold calls on us to bless and praise the Lord, who is great. His eternal power and Godhead are clearly shown by the thin…