God’s Word Translation
Psalms 104:5
5You set the earth on its foundations so that it can 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
3You lay the beams of your home in the water. You use the clouds for your chariot. You move on the wings of the wind. 4You make your angels winds and your servants flames of fire. You set the earth on its foundations so that it can never be shaken. 6You covered the earth with an ocean as though it were a robe. Water stood above the mountains 7and fled because of your threat. Water ran away at the sound of your thunder.
Read all of Psalms 104Psalms 104:5 word by word
יָֽסַד־אֶ֭רֶץ עַל־מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָ בַּל־תִּ֝מּ֗וֹט עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:5
- Psalms 24:2He laid its foundation on the seas and set it firmly on the rivers.
- Psalms 33:9He spoke, and it came into being. He gave the order, and there it stood.
- Psalms 136:6to the one who spread out the earth on the water— because his mercy endures forever.
- Job 26:7“He stretches out his heavens over empty space. He hangs the earth on nothing whatsoever.
- Job 38:4“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me if you have ⌞such⌟ insight.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord rules as king! He is clothed with majesty. The Lord has clothed himself; he has armed himself with power. The world was set in place; it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 96:10Say to the nations, “The Lord rules as king!” The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved. He will judge people fairly.
- Ecclesiastes 1:4Generations come, and generations go, but the earth lasts forever.
- 2 Peter 3:10The day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day heaven will pass away with a roaring sound. Everything that makes up the universe will burn and be destroyed. The earth and everything that people have done on it will be exposed.
- Revelation 6:14The sky vanished like a scroll being rolled up. Every mountain and island was moved from its place.
- Revelation 20:11I saw a large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his presence, but 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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