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You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.

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God's Control Over Creation

Commentators explain that this verse affirms God's absolute sovereignty over the physical world. He intentionally established the boundaries of the earth and ordained the reliable cycle of summer and winter. This order in nature is not the result of chance, but the purposeful design of a powerful Creator who presides over all things.

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Psalms

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 74:17

18th Century

Theologian

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth—You have established all the boundaries of the world; that is, the boundaries of the ear…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 74:16–18

19th Century

Bishop

An appeal from the God of history to the God of nature. Not only did He work wonders, but even the universe is the work of His hand.

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Psalms 74:17

16th Century

Theologian

Thou hast fixed all the boundaries of the earth. What is stated here concerning the boundaries or limits assigned to the earth, and concer…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 74:17

17th Century

Pastor

You have set all the borders of the earth
Of the whole world, and each of the nations, as of the land of Canaan, so …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 74:12–17

17th Century

Minister

The church silences her own complaints. What God had done for his people, as their King of old, encouraged them to depend on him. It was the Lord's…