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THE MESSAGE
Psalms 33:9
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For he spoke, and it came into being;he commanded, and it came into existence.
For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
He spoke, and it happened. He commanded, and it appeared.
For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood firm.
For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood.
For He spoke, and it was;He commanded, and it stood.
For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
As soon as he spoke the world was created; at his command, the earth was formed.
For he spoke, and there it was; he commanded, and there it stood.
For *he* spoke, and it was [done]; *he* commanded, and it stood fast.
because when he speaks, things happen. And if he says, "Stop!"—then it stops.
For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
When he spoke, the world was created; at his command everything appeared.
For he himself spoke and it came to pass. He himself commanded and it stood firm.
For He spoke, and it came into being; He commanded, and it stood fast.
For loke what he sayeth, it is done: and loke what he comaudeth, it stondeth fast.
For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.
For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.
For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood fast.
For he spake and it was: he commauded, and it was brought to passe.
For he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
For he seide, and thingis weren maad; he comaundide, and thingis weren maad of nouyt.
For he spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
For he spoke, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast.
For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.
For He spoke, and it was done. He spoke with strong words, and it stood strong.
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
For, he, spake, and it was, He, commanded, and it stood forth.
(32-9) For he spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created.
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood forth.
For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
For: Psalms 33:6, Psalms 148:5, Psalms 148:6, Genesis 1:3, Hebrews 11:3
and it stood: Psalms 93:5, Psalms 119:90, Psalms 119:91, Colossians 1:16, Colossians 1:17, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 4:11
Reciprocal: Genesis 1:1 - God Genesis 1:6 - Let there Genesis 2:1 - host Numbers 20:8 - speak 2 Samuel 17:14 - appointed 1 Kings 17:4 - I have commanded 2 Kings 19:15 - thou hast made 1 Chronicles 16:30 - stable Psalms 29:4 - powerful Psalms 78:23 - Though Psalms 90:2 - or ever Psalms 104:5 - Who laid the foundations of the earth Psalms 135:6 - Whatsoever Psalms 147:15 - sendeth Isaiah 34:16 - my mouth Lamentations 3:37 - saith Ezekiel 24:14 - the Lord Daniel 4:35 - and he Jonah 2:10 - General Matthew 8:3 - I will Matthew 8:8 - but Mark 1:41 - I Mark 1:42 - immediately Mark 5:41 - Damsel Mark 7:35 - General Mark 10:52 - he received Luke 5:13 - I will Luke 5:25 - immediately Luke 7:7 - but Luke 7:14 - Young Luke 18:42 - Receive John 4:53 - at the John 11:44 - he that
Cross-References
God said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "How should I know? Am I his babysitter?"
Isaac said to him, You'll live far from Earth's bounty, remote from Heaven's dew. You'll live by your sword, hand-to-mouth, and you'll serve your brother. But when you can't take it any more you'll break loose and run free.
Esau seethed in anger against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him; he brooded, "The time for mourning my father's death is close. And then I'll kill my brother Jacob."
When God approves of your life, even your enemies will end up shaking your hand.
A leech has twin daughters named "Gimme" and "Gimme more." Three things are never satisfied, no, there are four that never say, "That's enough, thank you!"— hell, a barren womb, a parched land, a forest fire.
So Ananias went and found the house, placed his hands on blind Saul, and said, "Brother Saul, the Master sent me, the same Jesus you saw on your way here. He sent me so you could see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." No sooner were the words out of his mouth than something like scales fell from Saul's eyes—he could see again! He got to his feet, was baptized, and sat down with them to a hearty meal. Saul spent a few days getting acquainted with the Damascus disciples, but then went right to work, wasting no time, preaching in the meeting places that this Jesus was the Son of God. They were caught off guard by this and, not at all sure they could trust him, they kept saying, "Isn't this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem among the believers? And didn't he come here to do the same thing—arrest us and drag us off to jail in Jerusalem for sentencing by the high priests?" But their suspicions didn't slow Saul down for even a minute. His momentum was up now and he plowed straight into the opposition, disarming the Damascus Jews and trying to show them that this Jesus was the Messiah. After this had gone on quite a long time, some Jews conspired to kill him, but Saul got wind of it. They were watching the city gates around the clock so they could kill him. Then one night the disciples engineered his escape by lowering him over the wall in a basket. Back in Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him. They didn't trust him one bit. Then Barnabas took him under his wing. He introduced him to the apostles and stood up for him, told them how Saul had seen and spoken to the Master on the Damascus Road and how in Damascus itself he had laid his life on the line with his bold preaching in Jesus' name. After that he was accepted as one of them, going in and out of Jerusalem with no questions asked, uninhibited as he preached in the Master's name. But then he ran afoul of a group called Hellenists—he had been engaged in a running argument with them—who plotted his murder. When his friends learned of the plot, they got him out of town, took him to Caesarea, and then shipped him off to Tarsus. Things calmed down after that and the church had smooth sailing for a while. All over the country—Judea, Samaria, Galilee—the church grew. They were permeated with a deep sense of reverence for God. The Holy Spirit was with them, strengthening them. They prospered wonderfully. Peter went off on a mission to visit all the churches. In the course of his travels he arrived in Lydda and met with the believers there. He came across a man—his name was Aeneas—who had been in bed eight years paralyzed. Peter said, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!" And he did it—jumped right out of bed. Everybody who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him walking around and woke up to the fact that God was alive and active among them. Down the road a way in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, "Gazelle" in our language. She was well-known for doing good and helping out. During the time Peter was in the area she became sick and died. Her friends prepared her body for burial and put her in a cool room. Some of the disciples had heard that Peter was visiting in nearby Lydda and sent two men to ask if he would be so kind as to come over. Peter got right up and went with them. They took him into the room where Tabitha's body was laid out. Her old friends, most of them widows, were in the room mourning. They showed Peter pieces of clothing the Gazelle had made while she was with them. Peter put the widows all out of the room. He knelt and prayed. Then he spoke directly to the body: "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes. When she saw Peter, she sat up. He took her hand and helped her up. Then he called in the believers and widows, and presented her to them alive. When this became known all over Joppa, many put their trust in the Master. Peter stayed on a long time in Joppa as a guest of Simon the Tanner.
They had a story to tell, too: "And just look at what's been happening here—thousands upon thousands of God-fearing Jews have become believers in Jesus! But there's also a problem because they are more zealous than ever in observing the laws of Moses. They've been told that you advise believing Jews who live surrounded by unbelieving outsiders to go light on Moses, telling them that they don't need to circumcise their children or keep up the old traditions. This isn't sitting at all well with them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 Genesis 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, Hebrews 1:3 Colossians 1:17. The poet c uses the same word of God in the creation of things; and is the phrase in Genesis 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.
a ויהי "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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6,Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 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.
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.
