Psalms 104 · Verse 6

Psalms 104:6

Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalms 104:6, King James Version

Psalms 104:6 in other translations

BSBYou covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
WEBYou covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
ASVThou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.
YLTThe abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
DARBYThou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
BBECovering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
WebsterThou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

What does Psalms 104:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 104:6-9
6-9. These verses rather describe the wonders of the flood than the creation (Ge 7:19, 20; 2Pe 3:5, 6). God's method of arresting the flood and making its waters subside is poetically called a "rebuke" (Psa 76:6; Is 50:2), and the process of the flood's subsiding by undulations among the hills and valleys is vividly described.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep - This seems to be spoken in allusion to the creation of the earth, when it was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the waters invested the whole, till God separated the dry land from them; thus forming the seas and the terraqueous globe. The poet Ovid has nearly the same idea: - Densior his tellus, elementaque grandia traxit, Et pressa est gravitate sua; circumfluus humor Ultima possedit, solidumque coercuit orbem. Met. lib. i., ver. 29. Earth sinks beneath, and draws a numerous throng Of ponderous, thick, unwieldy seeds along: About her coasts unruly waters roar; And, rising on a ridge, insult the shore. Dryden.

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 104:6 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.

תְּ֭הוֹםTe.hom[the] deepH8415
כַּלְּב֣וּשׁka.le.Vushlike <the> clothingH3830
כִּסִּית֑וֹki.si.Toyou covered itH3680
עַל\־'al-aboveH5921
הָ֝רִ֗יםha.Rim[the] mountainsH2022
יַֽעַמְדוּ\־ya.'am.du-they stoodH5975
מָֽיִם\׃Ma.yim[the] watersH4325

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

Cross references for Psalms 104:6

  • Genesis 7:19

    And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

  • 2 Peter 3:5

    For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

  • Genesis 1:2-10

    And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 1:2-10; 7:19; 2Pe 3:5

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 104:7

    At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

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Psalms 104:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Con el abismo, como con vestido, la cubriste; sobre los montes estaban las aguas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu l’avais couverte de l’abîme comme d’un vêtement, les eaux se tenaient au-dessus des montagnes:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Mit der Tiefe hattest du sie bedeckt wie mit einem Gewande; die Wasser standen über den Bergen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		semen Abraham servi ejus; filii Jacob electi ejus.