To him that stretched out the earth above the waters] Genesis 1:9. Jeremiah 10:12. Psalms 24:2. for his mercy endureth for ever] This was a common kinde of thanksgiving, which the whole people used when they had received any great benefit from God, as 2 Chron. 7. 6. and 20. 21. meaning, That God was not onely mercifull to their fathers, but also continued the same to their posterity.