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Psalms 33:9

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

For he spake, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalms 33:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 33:9

Theological / Devotional

He spake, and it was done. Or simply, “he spake, and it was,” the word “done” being supplied; or perhaps better, “he spake, and it became.” “He” is emphatic, as is indicated in the Hebrew by the use of the pronoun; God is set forth as Creator, in sharp contrast with any god that might claim creative ability. The sublimity of the language used to describe the creative acts of God is unsurpassed in literature (see Gen. 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26).

Stood fast. Or, “stood forth,” or simply “stood,” heightening the sublime simplicity of the synonymous parallelism of this verse (see p. 622).

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