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6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. …
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)Four things the psalmist expresses in these verses: I. The great desire he had that God might be praised. He did not think he did it so well himself, but that he wished others also might be employed in this work; the more the better, in this concert: it is the more like heaven. 1. Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon all good people (Ps. 33:1): Rejoice in the Lor…
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