New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 114:7
Psalms 114:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
- New International Version (NIV)Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob,
Context of Psalms 114:7
5What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back? 6O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs? Tremble, O earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob, 8Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.
Read all of Psalms 114Psalms 114:7 word by word
מִלִּפְנֵ֣י אָ֭דוֹן ח֣וּלִי אָ֑רֶץ מִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 114:7
- Psalms 77:18The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.
- Psalms 97:4His lightnings lit up the world; The earth saw and trembled.
- Psalms 104:32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
- Job 9:6Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
- Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke.
- Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Your presence--
- 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.
- Micah 6:1Hear now what the Lord is saying, “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice.
Commentaries on Psalms 114:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord - This is at the same time an explanation of the facts referred to in the previous verses, and the statement of an important truth in regard to the power of God. The true explanation - as here implied - of what occurred to the sea, to the Jordan, to the mountains, and to the hills, was the fact that God was there; the inference from that, or the truth which followed from that, was, that before that God in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8This song celebrates the Lord's power in nature. It remembers Israel's start as a nation during the exodus (Psalm 114:1–2) and their entry into the promised land (114:3–6). It encourages respect for the God of Jacob (Psalm 114:7–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. The questions place the implied answers in a more striking form.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 114
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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