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Psalms 104:32

104:31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. endure: Heb. be
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

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He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the hills, and they smoke.

104:33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

What does Psalms 104:32 mean?

Psalms 104:32 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָבַט (nâbaṭ), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), רָעַד (râʻad).

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He
lookethנָבַטnâbaṭ/naw-bat'/H5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
on
the
earth,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
and
it
trembleth:רָעַדrâʻad/raw-ad'/H7460to shudder (more or less violently)
he
touchethנָגַעnâgaʻ/naw-gah'/H5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
the
hills,הַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
and
they
smoke.עָשַׁןʻâshan/aw-shan'/H6225to smoke, whether literal or figurative

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:32.

Exodus 19:12

And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

Exodus 19:13

There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. trumpet: or, cornet

Exodus 19:18

And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

Genesis 19:17

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

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What does Psalms 104:32 say?

Psalms 104:32 (King James Version) reads: "He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke."

Is Psalms 104:32 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:32 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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