Psalms 95:4

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.
• 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 before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. 3For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. 5The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. 6Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;

Psalms 95:4 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדוֹ מֶחְקְרֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְתוֹעֲפ֖וֹת הָרִ֣ים לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• the deep placesמֶחְקָרmechqâr · rangeH4278
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• the strengthתּוֹעָפָהtô‛âphâh · peakH8443
• of the hillsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022

Cross-references for Psalms 95:4

• Psalms 21:2You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.
• Job 11:10“If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him?
• Psalms 135:6The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths.
• Psalms 65:6who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
• Psalms 97:5The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
• Job 9:5He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.
• Micah 1:4The mountains melt beneath him and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
• Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.
• Habakkuk 3:6He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed— but he marches on forever.

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

Topics related to Psalms 95:4

• God

In the dictionaries

• Afflict
• Hear
• Prove
• Adoration
• Height; Heights
• Hill; Mount; Mountain
• Psalms, Book of

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