The Stability of the Earth
Joseph Caryl. Psalm 104:5-9 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. The stability of the earth is of God as much as the being and existence of it. There have been many earthquakes or movings of the earth in several parts of it, but the whole body of the earth was never removed so much as one hair's breadth out of its place, since the foundations thereof were laid. Archimedes, the great mathematician, said, "If you will give me a place to set my engine on, I will remove the earth." It was a great brag, but the Lord hath laid it too fast for man's removing. He hath laid the foundations of the earth that it shall not be removed, nor can it be at all moved, but at His pleasure; and when it moves at any time, it is to mind the sons of men, that they by their sins have moved Him to displeasure. (Joseph Caryl.) Parallel Verses KJV: Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. WEB: He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.