Psalms 104:8

104:7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. They go up: or, The mountains ascend, the valleys descend

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The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.

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

They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which you have founded for them.

104:9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

What does Psalms 104:8 mean?

Psalms 104:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָלָה (ʻâlâh), הַר (har), יָרַד (yârad).

Hebrew interlinear

They

upעָלָהʻâlâh/aw-law'/H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

the

mountains;הַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

they

downיָרַדyârad/yaw-rad'/H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)

the

valleysבִּקְעָהbiqʻâh/bik-aw'/H1237properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains

unto

the

placeמָקוֹםmâqôwm/maw-kome'/H4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

whichזֶהzeh/zeh/H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

thou

hast

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

for

them.

They

up:

or,

The

mountains

ascend,

the

valleys

descend

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:8.

Genesis 19:30

And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

Genesis 22:14

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. Jehovahjireh: that is, The Lord will see, or, provide

Genesis 22:2

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Genesis 24:16

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. very: Heb. good of countenance

Genesis 28:12

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Genesis 35:13

And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

Genesis 45:9

Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:

Genesis 46:4

I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 104:8 say?

Psalms 104:8 (King James Version) reads: "They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. They go up: or, The mountains ascend, the valleys descend"

Is Psalms 104:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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