New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 104:32
Psalms 104:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
- New International Version (NIV)he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!
- New King James Version (NKJV)He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke.
Context of Psalms 104:32
30You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the ground. 31Let the glory of the Lord endure forever; Let the Lord be glad in His works; He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke. 33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 34Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord.
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הַמַּבִּ֣יט לָ֭אָרֶץ וַתִּרְעָ֑ד יִגַּ֖ע בֶּהָרִ֣ים וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 104:32
- Psalms 77:16The waters saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were in anguish; The deeps also trembled.
- Psalms 97:4His lightnings lit up the world; The earth saw and trembled.
- Psalms 114:7Tremble, O earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob,
- Isaiah 64:2As fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil-- To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Your presence!
- Jeremiah 4:23I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.
- Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?’ declares the Lord. ‘Do you not tremble in My presence? For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it. Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.
- Amos 8:8Because of this will not the land quake And everyone who dwells in it mourn? Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed about And subside like the Nile of Egypt.
- Nahum 1:5Mountains quake because of Him And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.
- Habakkuk 3:5Before Him goes pestilence, And plague comes after Him.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
- Psalms 50:3May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.
- Psalms 144:5Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
- Exodus 19:18Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
- Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Your presence--
- Revelation 19:3And a second time they said, “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises up forever and ever.”
Commentaries on Psalms 104:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32He looketh on the earth - Even the look of God terrifies all created nature! He toucheth the hills - So easy is it for God to burn up the earth and the worlds thereof, that even his touch kindles the mountains into flames! See Etna, Vesuvius, Stromboli, etc.; these are ignited by the touch of God. How majestic are these figures! The renewal of the earth, and re-creation of deceased animals, shall take place when he shall shake terribly the heavens and the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth - There is great sublimity in this expression, as indicating the power and the majesty of God. He has only to “look” upon his works, and they stand in awe and tremble. The most mighty and fearful convulsions of nature occur as if they were the mere effect of God‘s “looking” on the earth. Compare Habakkuk 3:10 - “The mountains saw thee, and they trembled.” He toucheth the hills, and they smoke - That is, as Mount…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-35Verses 31-35 Man's glory is fading; God's glory is everlasting: creatures change, but with the Creator there is no variableness. And if mediation on the glories of creation be so sweet to the soul, what greater glory appears to the enlightened mind, when contemplating the great work of redemption! There alone can a sinner perceive ground of confidence and joy in God. While he with pleasure upholds all, governs all, and rejoices in all his works, let our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32The trembling earth and the smoking mountains represent the Lord’s coming in judgment against sinners and salvation for his faithful people (see Psalm 18:7–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3431-34. While God could equally glorify His power in destruction, that He does it in preservation is of His rich goodness and mercy, so that we may well spend our lives in grateful praise, honoring to Him, and delightful to pious hearts (Psa 147:1).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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