Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. New Living Translation You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved. English Standard Version He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. Berean Study Bible He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. King James Bible Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. New King James Version You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever, New American Standard Bible He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever. NASB 1995 He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever. NASB 1977 He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever. Amplified Bible He established the earth on its foundations, So that it will not be moved forever and ever. Christian Standard Bible He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. Holman Christian Standard Bible He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. American Standard Version Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever. Brenton Septuagint Translation Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever. Contemporary English Version You built foundations for the earth, and it will never be shaken. Douay-Rheims Bible Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever. English Revised Version Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved for ever. Good News Translation You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved. GOD'S WORD® Translation You set the earth on its foundations so that it can never be shaken. International Standard Version He established the earth on its foundations, so that it never falters. JPS Tanakh 1917 Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, That it should not be moved for ever and ever; Literal Standard Version He has founded earth on its bases, "" It is not moved for all time and forever. NET Bible He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended. New Heart English Bible He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever and ever. World English Bible He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever. Young's Literal Translation He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever. Additional Translations ... Study Bible How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!…4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. 5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. 6You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.… Cross References 1 Samuel 2:8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD's, and upon them He has set the world. Job 38:4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Psalm 24:2 For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. Proverbs 8:29 when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth. Ecclesiastes 1:4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. Micah 6:2 Hear, O mountains, the LORD's indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel: Treasury of Scripture Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. who laid the foundations of the earth. Psalm 24:2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Psalm 33:9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. Psalm 136:6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. that is Psalm 93:1 The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. Psalm 96:10 Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously. Ecclesiastes 1:4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. (5?18) The work of the third day of Creation in its two great divisions. (1) The separation of the land and water (Psalm 104:5-9); (2) the clothing of the earth with grass, herbs, and trees (Psalm 104:10-18). The poet, however, ranges beyond the Mosaic account, and already peoples the earth with the living creatures of the fifth day. "It is not a picture of still life like that of Genesis, but a living, moving, animated scene" (Perowne). (5) Who laid . . .--Better, He fixed the earth on its foundations. (Comp. Job 38:4-6; Proverbs 8:29.) The inconsistency of this with Job 26:7, "He laid the earth upon nothing," need not cause difficulty. Both treatments are poetical, not scientific. The word foundations implies stability and endurance (comp. Psalm 82:5), as in Shakespeare's "The frame and huge foundation of the earth." The verse has a historical interest from having supplied the Inquisition with an argument against Galileo. Verse 5. - Who laid the foundations of the earth; rather, as in the margin, who founded the earth upon her bases; i.e. fixed the earth in its place, on bases - not necessarily material bases - which keep it steadily where it is (comp. Job 26:7). That it should not be removed forever (comp. Psalm 93:1).Parallel Commentaries ... Lexicon He setיָֽסַד־ (yā·saḏ-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment the earth אֶ֭רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against its foundations, מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָ (mə·ḵō·w·ne·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4349: A fixture, a basis, a place, as an abode never בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest to be moved. תִּ֝מּ֗וֹט (tim·mō·wṭ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4131: To waver, to slip, shake, fall Jump to Previous Age Bases Earth Establish Established Forever Foundations Founded Laid Moved Removed Shaken Strong TotterJump to Next Age Bases Earth Establish Established Forever Foundations Founded Laid Moved Removed Shaken Strong TotterLinks Psalm 104:5 NIVPsalm 104:5 NLT Psalm 104:5 ESV Psalm 104:5 NASB Psalm 104:5 KJV Psalm 104:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 104:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 104:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 104:5 French Bible Psalm 104:5 Clyx Quotations OT Poetry: Psalm 104:5 He laid the foundations of the earth (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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