Psalms 104:5

104:4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. Who: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases

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He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.

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

104:6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

What does Psalms 104:5 mean?

Psalms 104:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָסַד (yâçad), מָכוֹן (mâkôwn), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

Hebrew interlinear

Who

laidיָסַדyâçad/yaw-sad'/H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult

the

foundationsמָכוֹןmâkôwn/maw-kone'/H4349properly, a fixture, i.e. a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode

the

earth,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

that

should

not

removedמוֹטmôwṭ/mote/H4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall

for

ever.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

Who:

Heb.

hath

founded

the

earth

upon

her

bases

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:5.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 104:5 say?

Psalms 104:5 (King James Version) reads: "Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. Who: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases"

Is Psalms 104:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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