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Psalms 97:5

97:4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

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The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

97:6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.

What does Psalms 97:5 mean?

Psalms 97:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הַר (har), מָסַס (mâçaç), דּוֹנַג (dôwnag).

Hebrew interlinear

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The
hillsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
meltedמָסַסmâçaç/maw-sas'/H4549to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)
like
waxדּוֹנַגdôwnag/do-nag'/H1749wax;
at
the
presenceפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
at
the
presenceפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of
the
Lordאָדוֹןʼâdôwn/aw-done'/H113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
of
the
whole
earth.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 97:5.

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 2:6

But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. there: or, a mist which went up from, etc.

Genesis 3:8

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind

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What does Psalms 97:5 say?

Psalms 97:5 (King James Version) reads: "The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth."

Is Psalms 97:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 97:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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