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Psalms 74:17

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 74:17

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth. The "borders of the earth" are the boundaries of land and sea, which are ascribed to God in (comp. ; ; ; ; ).

Thou hast made summer and winter; literally, summer and winter thou didst form them; i.e. they are the result of thy arrangement of creation.

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