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Creation is God's Title Deed
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse establishes a foundational principle: creation is the ultimate basis for ownership. Because God personally made the sea and formed the dry land, He has the highest possible right over them. As one scholar puts it, He is the 'great freeholder' and 'sovereign lord of all.'
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 95:5
18th Century
Theologian
The sea is his – The margin, as in Hebrew, is “Whose the sea is.” That is, the sea belongs to him, with all that it contai…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 95:5
19th Century
Preacher
The sea is his, and he made it:
Men cannot parcel it out into estates, or cut it up into allotments, as they do with the solid earth…
John Gill
On Psalms 95:5
17th Century
Pastor
The sea is his, and he made it
He made it, and therefore it is, and all creatures in it; he sets bounds to it, and i…
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Matthew Henry
On Psalms 95:1–7
17th Century
Minister
Whenever we come into God's presence, we must come with thanksgiving. The Lord is to be praised; we do not lack subject matter for praise, and it w…