What is the meaning of Psalm 95:5? The sea is His When the psalmist points first to “the sea,” he singles out the vast expanse that seems most uncontrollable to human beings. By declaring it “His,” the text fixes ownership where it belongs—God alone. • Psalm 24:1-2 reminds us, “The earth is the LORD’s…For He founded it upon the seas,” anchoring the same truth in a broader context. • Jonah could testify from inside the great fish that God ruled the waters (Jonah 1:9). • Job heard the Lord ask, “Who shut the sea behind doors when it burst forth?” (Job 38:8-11), a rhetorical question that underscores divine mastery. Seeing the sea as God’s possession invites worship: the most untameable force we know bows to Him. for He made it Ownership rests on authorship. Scripture never separates the two. • Genesis 1:9-10 records the moment God gathered the waters, calling them “seas,” and pronouncing them good. • Colossians 1:16 states that “all things were created through Him and for Him,” so the New Testament echoes the same claim. • Revelation 4:11 ties creation to worthiness of worship: “You are worthy…because You created all things.” If He made it, He governs it; if He governs it, we can trust Him with what feels chaotic in our own lives. and His hands formed the dry land The focus shifts from sea to shore, from liquid to solid, showing that every square inch—fluid or firm—belongs to God. • Isaiah 48:13 affirms, “My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens.” The imagery of divine hands shaping land stresses intentional design, not random process. • Psalm 90:2 speaks of mountains “brought forth” before the world existed, underscoring eternity behind creation. • Acts 17:24-26 hinges Paul’s gospel appeal on this same foundation: the God who “made the world and everything in it” deserves our repentance and worship. Because the ground beneath us is crafted by His hands, we stand on solid reasons for confidence and obedience. summary Psalm 95:5 strings together three simple phrases to build one unbreakable chain: God owns the sea, because He made it, and He likewise formed the land. From rolling waves to the soil underfoot, everything resides under His creative authority. Recognizing this moves us from fear to trust and from apathy to wholehearted worship. |
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