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Psalms 104:5
5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
Psalms 104:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,
Context of Psalms 104:5
3laying the beams of his palace on the waters above, making the clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind, 4and making the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. 6You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the water stood above the mountains. 7At your rebuke the water fled; at the sound of your thunder they hurried away —
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יָֽסַד־אֶ֭רֶץ עַל־מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָ בַּל־תִּ֝מּ֗וֹט עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:5
- Psalms 24:2for he laid its foundation on the seas and established it on the rivers.
- Psalms 33:9For he spoke, and it came into being; he commanded, and it came into existence.
- Psalms 136:6He spread the land on the waters. His faithful love endures forever.
- Job 26:7He stretches the northern skies over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing.
- Job 38:4Where were you when I established the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, enveloped in strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.
- Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken. He judges the peoples fairly.”
- Ecclesiastes 1:4A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.
- Revelation 6:14the sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up; and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and one seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5מכוניה על ארץ יסד yasad erets al mechonepha, ועד עולם תמוט בל bal tammot olam vaed . "Laying the earth upon its foundations, That it should not be shaken for evermore." This image Bishop Lowth thinks evidently taken from the tabernacle, which was so laid upon its foundations that nothing could move it, and the dispensation to which it was attached, till the end purposed by the secret counsel of God was accomplished: and thus the earth is established, till…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Who laid the foundations of the earth - Referring still to the creation of the earth. The margin is, “He hath founded the earth upon her bases.” The Hebrew word rendered in the margin “her bases” means properly a place; then a basis or foundation. The idea is, that there wes something, as it were, placed under the earth to support it. The idea is not uncommon in the Scriptures. Compare the notes at Job 38:4. That it should not be removed for ever - So…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35This creation hymn (see also Psalms 8, 33, 145) praises God's goodness and greatness. The psalmist thinks about the current world, the original creation, and a future new creation. He views both creations as wonderfully and wisely made (compare Psalm 139:14), as the work of the Lord's Spirit (104:30; Genesis 1:2; 2 Corinthians 3:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. The earth is firmly fixed by His power.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 104
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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