Psalm 24:1, 2 The LORD's

Psalm 24:1, 2 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

Again Of David and A psalm, Psalm 24 begins by asserting that The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. First, the earth itself, then everything in it (the trees and birds and animals) and all who live in it, including we human beings, belong to God. He is the owner and the master of it all. This follows on from the fact that he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. If you are the author of a work, the founder of something, the one who establishes a thing, then you are in a unique position. You have certain inalienable rights that belong to no-one else. This is one reason hy the doctrine of creation is so often and so vehementy under attack. If it can be established that God did not found the earth on the seas or establish it on the waters, if some other explanation can be given, then there is a question mark over whether the earth really is the LORD's. Clearly, if we take the Bible's view then it is just that. It is his. He is free to do with it as he wishes. This affects our attitude to God himself. It also means that with regard to the earth, we are going to enjoy it and respect it and care for it with a different attitude to the one that may exist if we deny this truth. Paul quotes from the verse (1 Corinthians 10:26) when he is talking about meat sacrificed to idols and what to do about it. It is on the basis of this statment that he says (10:25) Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience. Similar conclusions can be drawn with regard to music and other aspects of culture, no doubt.