Psalms 104 · Verse 7

Psalms 104:7

At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Psalms 104:7, King James Version

Psalms 104:7 in other translations

BSBAt Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
WEBAt your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
ASVAt thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
YLTFrom Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.
DARBYAt thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —
BBEAt the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;
WebsterAt thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

What does Psalms 104:7 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 At thy rebuke they fled - When God separated the waters which were above the firmament from those below, and caused the dry land to appear. He commanded the separation to take place; and the waters, as if instinct with life, hastened to obey. At the voice of thy thunder - It is very likely God employed the electric fluid as an agent in this separation.

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 104:7 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.

מִן\־min-fromH4480
גַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ga.'a.Ra.te.kharebuke yourH1606
יְנוּס֑וּןye.nu.Sunthey fled !H5127
מִן\־min-fromH4480
ק֥וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963
רַֽ֝עַמְךָ֗ra.'am.khathunder yourH7482
יֵחָפֵזֽוּן\׃ye.cha.fe.Zunthey hurried away !H2648

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

Cross references for Psalms 104:7

  • Psalms 18:15

    Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

  • Mark 4:39

    And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

  • Genesis 8:1

    And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

  • Psalms 106:9

    He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

  • Proverbs 8:28

    When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

  • Psalms 114:3-7

    The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? …

  • Psalms 77:18

    The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
At thy.
Ge 8:1; Pr 8:28; Mr 4:39
they fled.
114:3-7

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 104:8

    They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

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Psalms 104:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A tu reprensión huyeron; al sonido de tu trueno se apresuraron;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
À ta menace, elles s’enfuirent; à la voix de ton tonnerre, elles se hâtèrent de fuir: –
German
Elberfelder 1871
Vor deinem Schelten flohen sie, vor der Stimme deines Donners eilten sie hinweg-
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ipse Dominus Deus noster; in universa terra judicia ejus.