English Standard Version
Psalms 95:4
4In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He holds in his hands the depths of the earth and the mightiest mountains.
Context of Psalms 95:4
2Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 3For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. 5The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. 6Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדוֹ מֶחְקְרֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְתוֹעֲפ֖וֹת הָרִ֣ים לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 95:4
- Psalms 21:2You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
- Job 11:10If he passes through and imprisons and summons the court, who can turn him back?
- Psalms 135:6Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
- Psalms 65:6the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might;
- Psalms 97:5The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
- Job 9:5he who removes mountains, and they know it not, when he overturns them in his anger,
- Micah 1:4And the mountains will melt under him, and the valleys will split open, like wax before the fire, like waters poured down a steep place.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.
- Habakkuk 3:6He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations; then the eternal mountains were scattered; the everlasting hills sank low. His were the everlasting ways.
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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