“For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.”
The psalmist affirms that when God speaks, things come to be, and whatever he commands comes into existence. The verse emphasizes the efficacy of God's word, the power of divine utterance to bring being out of non-being. The structure—word creates, command accomplishes—suggests no delay between divine speaking and manifestation. The verse suggests that God's creative power continues: not merely creating at the beginning but continuously sustaining creation. The affirmation suggests that nothing can frustrate God's purposes.
Church Fathers on Psalms 33:9
1. “Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous:” rejoice, O you righteous, not in yourselves, for that is not safe; but in the Lord. “For praise is comely to the upright” Psalm 32:1: these praise the Lord, who submit themselves unto the Lord; for else they are distorted and perverse. 2. “Praise the Lord with harp:” praise the Lord, presenting unto Him your bodies a living sacrifice. Romans 12:1 “Sing unto Him with the psaltery for ten strings” Psalm 32:2: let your members be…
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