New English Translation
Psalms 104:5
5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended.
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
3and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds. He makes the clouds his chariot, and travels along on the wings of the wind. 4He makes the winds his messengers, and the flaming fire his attendant. He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended. 6The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains. 7Your shout made the waters retreat; at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off –
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יָֽסַד־אֶ֭רֶץ עַל־מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָ בַּל־תִּ֝מּ֗וֹט עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:5
- Psalms 24:2For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.
- Psalms 33:9For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
- Psalms 136:6to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures,
- Job 26:7He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.
- Job 38:4“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty, the Lord is robed, he wears strength around his waist. Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He judges the nations fairly.”
- Ecclesiastes 1:4A generation comes and a generation goes, but the earth remains the same through the ages.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.
- Revelation 6:14The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and 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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