New King James Version
Psalms 97:5
5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Psalms 97:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
- New International Version (NIV)The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
Context of Psalms 97:5
3A fire goes before Him, And burns up His enemies round about. 4His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory. 7Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods.
Read all of Psalms 97Psalms 97:5 word by word
הָרִ֗ים כַּדּוֹנַ֗ג נָ֭מַסּוּ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗י אֲד֣וֹן כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 97:5
- Judges 5:4“Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water;
- Isaiah 24:19The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly.
- Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence—
- Micah 1:3For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place; He will come down And tread on the high places of the earth.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.
- Habakkuk 3:6He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills bowed. His ways are everlasting.
- Psalms 47:2For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.
- Psalms 83:18That they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord, Are the Most High over all the earth.
- Isaiah 54:5For your Maker is your husband, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.
- Micah 4:13“Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; For I will make your horn iron, And I will make your hooves bronze; You shall beat in pieces many peoples; I will consecrate their gain to the Lord, And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.”
- Zechariah 4:14So he said, “These are the two anointed ones, who stand beside the Lord of the whole earth.”
- Mark 11:3And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
Commentaries on Psalms 97:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The hills melted like wax - The fire of God seized on and liquefied them, so that they no longer opposed his march; and the mountains before him became a plain. The Lord of the whole earth - הארץ כל אדון adon col haarets, the Director, Stay, and Support of the whole earth. The universal Governor, whose jurisdiction is not confined to any one place; but who, having created all, governs all that he has made.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord - They seemed to flow down as if they were like melted wax: that is, they could not stand before him. The most firm, solid, lofty things were as nothing in his presence. Compare Revelation 20:11; Judges 5:5; Micah 1:4; Nahum 1:5. The object here is to describe the sublimity, the greatness, the majesty of God, as if nothing could stand before him; as if everything fled away when he approached. There is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7All creation responds to the coming of its King. He alone deserves worship.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. The attending illustrations of God's awful justice on enemies (Psa 83:14) are seen in the disclosures of His almighty power on the elements of nature (compare Psa 46:2; 77:17; Ha 3:6, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 97
- 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
- EGW Writings
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