For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
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For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
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For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.
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Passages linked to Psalms 33:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 1:3 God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- Psalms 33:6 By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.
- Psalms 148:5-6 Let them praise Yahweh’s name, for he commanded, and they were created. He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away.
- Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”
- Colossians 1:16-17 For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
- Hebrews 11:3 By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
- Hebrews 1:3 His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,
- Psalms 119:90-91 Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains. Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.
- Psalms 93:5 Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, Yahweh, forever more.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, was created.
Or, was created.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 33:9 For he spake, and it was [done];…
Psa 33:9 For he spake, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast.
Ver. 9. For he spake, and it was done] So true is that saying, Dei dicere est facere. For God to say is to do. And a great shame it is to men to disobey the great Creator; and not rather to follow the example of the unreasonable and insensible creatures.
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And it stood fast] The whole order of nature remaineth as he set it; firm, fast, and unmoveable.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain It was done; the work here mentioned, Psa 33:6,7.
It was done; the work here mentioned, Psa 33:6,7.
Stood fast; or, stood forth, as a servant at his master’s command; or, was or did exist.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For he spake, and it was done,.... Or "it…
For he spake, and it was done,.... Or "it was" (a), it came into being by a word speaking, almighty power going along with it; see Gen 1:3;
he commanded, and it stood fast; every created thing continued in its being; not only all things were produced into being by his all commanding word and power, "nutu Jovis", as Maximus Tyrius speaks (b); but by the same all things are upheld and consist, Heb 1:3, Col 1:17. The poet (c) uses the same word of God in the creation of things; and is the phrase in Gen 1:3 admired by Longinus (d): or this may refer to the implantation of the grace of fear in the hearts of his people; for as he speaks life into them in regeneration, commands light to shine in their dark heart, and says to them, when in their blood, Live; so by the mighty power of his word he commands the fear of him in them, and it continues.
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(a) "et fuit", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Gejerus; so Ainsworth. (b) Dissert. 25. (c) "Jussit et extendi campos", &c. Ovid. Metamorph. l. 1. Fab. 1. v. 43. (d) De Sublimi.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain For he spake, and it was done - The…
For he spake, and it was done - The word “done,” introduced here by our translators, enfeebles the sentence. It would be made more expressive and sublime as it is in the original: “He spake, and it was.” That is, Its existence depended on his word; the universe sprang into being at his command; he had only to speak, and it arose in all its grandeur where before there was nothing. There is here an undoubted allusion to the account in Genesis of the work of creation - where the statement is that all depended on the command or the word of God: Gen 1:3, Gen 1:6,Gen 1:9, Gen 1:11, Gen 1:14, Gen 1:20, Gen 1:24, Gen 1:26. Nothing more sublime can be conceived than the language thus employed in the Scriptures in describing that work. No more elevated conception can enter the human mind than that which is implied when it is said, God “spoke” and all this vast and wonderful universe rose into being.
He commanded - He gave order; he required the universe to appear.
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And it stood fast - Or rather, “stood.” That is, it stood forth; it appeared; it rose into being. The idea of its “standing fast” is not in the original, and greatly enfeebles the expression.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain he spake--literally, "said."
he spake--literally, "said."
it was--The addition of "done" weakens the sense (compare Gen 1:3-10).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Nothing can exceed the sublimity of this description,…
9. Nothing can exceed the sublimity of this description, which literally reads, “He spoke and it existed, he commanded and it stood.” See Psa_33:6. Compare the history in Genesis 1
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. For HE (emphatic) spake, and it was (cp.…
9. For HE (emphatic) spake, and it was (cp. Gen_1:3; Gen_1:7, &c.); HE commanded and it stood; came into existence and stood there before Him ready to obey His commands; or simply, stood firm. Cp. Psa_148:5; Psa_119:90-91; Isa_48:13.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For he spake, and it was done; rather, and…
For he spake, and it was done; rather, and it was; the thing of which he spake at once existed. See the passage of Genesis which Longinus thought so striking an instance of the sublime, "And God said, Let there be light; and there was light". (Gen_1:8) He commanded, and it stood fast; literally, and it stood. God"s lightest word, once uttered, is a standing law, to which nature absolutely conforms, and man ought to conform. (comp. Psa_119:90, Psa_119:91)
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 9. For he spake, and it was done.…
Ver. 9. For he spake, and it was done. Creation was the fruit of a word. Jehovah said, "Light be, "and light was. The Lord's acts are sublime in their ease and instantaneousness. "What a word is this?" This was the wondering enquiry of old, and it may be ours to this day. He commanded, and it stood fast. Out of nothing creation stood forth, and was confirmed in existence. The same power which first uplifted, now makes the universe to abide; although we may not observe it, there is as great a display of sublime power in confirming as in creating. Happy is the man who has learned to lean his all upon the sure word of him who built the skies!
Ver. 9. He spake, and it was done. As we say in Latin, Dictum factum, SAID DONE, no delay having interposed. Hugo Grotius.
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Ver. 9. He spake, and it was done; so that the creatures were not emanations from the divine nature, but effects of the divine will, the fruits of intelligence, and design, and counsel. William Binnie, D.D.
Ver. 9. The irresistible word of Jehovah in creation, in calling his people, in their comfort and deliverance, in their entrance to glory.
Psalms 33:10*
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