“Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:”
The reference to God establishing mountains by strength and being girded with power articulates divine cosmic power manifest in creation. The mention of mountains suggests the most permanent and impressive features of creation; their establishment indicates God's comprehensive power. The reference to being girded with power suggests that divine strength is fundamental to God's being. This verse grounds theological claims about God's salvation in the vastness and power evident in creation.
Church Fathers on Psalms 65:6
1. The voice of holy prophecy must be confessed in the very title of this Psalm. It is inscribed, “Unto the end, a Psalm of David, a song of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, on account of the people of transmigration when they were beginning to go forth.” How it fared with our fathers in the time of the transmigration to Babylon, is not known to all, but only to those that diligently study the Holy Scriptures, either by hearing or by reading. For the captive people Israel from the city…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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