Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 95:4
4The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks are his.
Psalms 95:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.
- New International Version (NIV)In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also.
Context of Psalms 95:4
2Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving; let’s shout triumphantly to him in song. 3For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods. The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks are his. 5The sea is his; he made it. His hands formed the dry land. 6Come, let’s worship and bow down; let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker.
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדוֹ מֶחְקְרֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְתוֹעֲפ֖וֹת הָרִ֣ים לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 95:4
- Psalms 21:2You have given him his heart’s desire and have not denied the request of his lips.Selah
- Job 11:10If he passes by and throws someone in prison or convenes a court, who can stop him?
- Psalms 135:6The Lord does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.
- Psalms 65:6You establish the mountains by your power; you are robed with strength.
- Psalms 97:5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord — at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
- Job 9:5He removes mountains without their knowledge, overturning them in his anger.
- Micah 1:4The mountains will melt beneath him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax near a fire, like water cascading down a mountainside.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at his presence — the world and all who live in it.
- Habakkuk 3:6He stands and shakes the earth; he looks and startles the nations. The age-old mountains break apart; the ancient hills sink down. His pathways are ancient.
Commentaries on Psalms 95:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4In his hand are the deep places of the earth - The greatest deeps are fathomed by him. The strength of the hills is his also - And to him the greatest heights are accessible,Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4In his hand - In his power, or under his control as his own. That is, he so possesses all things that they can be claimed by no other. His right over them is absolute and entire. Are the deep places of the earth - The word used here - מחקר mechqâr - means the interior, the inmost depth; that which is “searched out,” from - חקר châqar - to search, search out, explore. The primary idea is that of searching by boring or digging; and the allusion here is to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5All creation exists because of the Lord alone, not because of many gods.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. The terms used describe the world in its whole extent, subject to God.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 95
- 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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