Psalms 104 · Verse 5

Psalms 104:5

Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Psalms 104:5, King James Version

Psalms 104:5 in other translations

BSBHe set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
WEBHe laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
ASVWho laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.
YLTHe hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
DARBYHe laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.
BBEHe has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
WebsterWho laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

What does Psalms 104:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. The earth is firmly fixed by His power.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 יסד ארץ על מכוניה yasad erets al mechonepha, בל תמוט עולם ועד 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 the end of its creation shall be fully answered; and then it and its works shall be burnt up. On the above ground, the stability of the sanctuary and the stability of the earth are sometimes mentioned in the same words.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 104:1-9

Chapter Outline God's majesty in the heavens, The creation of the sea, and the dry land. (1-9) His provision for all creatures. (10-18) The regular course of day and night, and God's sovereign power over all the creatures. (19-30) A resolution to continue praising God. (31-35) Verses 1-9 Every object we behold calls on us to bless and praise the Lord, who is great. His eternal power and Godhead are clearly shown by…

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Psalms 104:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יָֽסַד\־ya.sad-he establishedH3245
אֶ֭רֶץ'E.retz[the] earthH776
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָme.kho.Nei.hafoundations itsH4349
בַּל\־bal-notH1077
תִּ֝מּ֗וֹטti.Motit will be shakenH4131
עוֹלָ֥םo.LamforeverH5769
וָעֶֽד\׃va.'Edand everH5703

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 104:5

  • Job 26:7

    He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

  • Psalms 24:2

    For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

  • Psalms 33:9

    For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

  • Psalms 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.

  • Revelation 20:11

    And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

  • Psalms 136:6

    To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • Ecclesiastes 1:4

    One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

  • Psalms 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.

  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  • Revelation 6:14

    And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

  • Job 38:4-7

    Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Who laid the foundations of the earth. Heb. He hath foundedthe earth upon her bases.
24:2; 33:9; 136:6; Job 26:7; 38:4-7
that it.
93:1; 96:10; Ec 1:4; 2Pe 3:10; Re 6:14; 20:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 104:4

    Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

  • Psalms 104:5

    Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

  • Psalms 104:6

    Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

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Psalms 104:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El fundó la tierra sobre sus basas; no será jamás removida.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il a fondé la terre sur ses bases; elle ne sera point ébranlée, à toujours et à perpétuité.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er hat die Erde gegründet auf ihre Grundfesten; sie wird nicht wanken immer und ewiglich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Mementote mirabilium ejus quæ fecit; prodigia ejus, et judicia oris ejus: