Psalms 97:5
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Psalms 97:5 in other translations
| BSB | The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth. |
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| WEB | The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. |
| ASV | The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. |
| YLT | Hills, like wax, melted before Jehovah, Before the Lord of all the earth. |
| DARBY | The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. |
| BBE | The mountains became like wax at the coming of the Lord, at the coming of the Lord of all the earth. |
| Webster | The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. |
What does Psalms 97:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 97:3-5
3-5. 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.).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 97:1-7
Though many have been made happy in Christ, still there is room. And all have reason to rejoice in Christ's government. There is a depth in his counsels, which we must not pretend to fathom; but still righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. Christ's government, though it might be matter of joy to all, will yet be matter of terror to some; but it is their own fault that it is so. The most…
Psalms 97:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 97:5
- Nahum 1:5
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
- Micah 1:3-4
For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
- Isaiah 24:19-20
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
- Isaiah 64:1-2
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
- Habakkuk 3:6
He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
- Psalms 47:2
For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
- Psalms 46:6
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
- Joshua 3:11
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
- Judges 5:4-5
Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
- Psalms 83:18
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.
- Micah 4:13
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 97:4
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
- Psalms 97:5
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
- Psalms 97:6
The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
Psalms 97:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los montes se derritieron como cera delante de Jehová, delante del Señor de toda la tierra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les montagnes se fondirent comme de la cire, à la présence de l’ Éternel, à la présence du Seigneur de toute la terre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Berge zerschmolzen wie Wachs, vor Jehova, vor dem Herrn der ganzen Erde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Psallite Domino in cithara; in cithara et voce psalmi; |