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Psalms 104:5

who laid the foundations of the earth, establishing its pillars, a poetic mode of expression, to denote the stability of the earth as suspended freely in space, Job 26:7; Job 38:4, that it should not be removed forever, until the Lord Himself would choose to make the change toward a new heaven and a new earth.

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See also Psalms 104:5 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 104:5. יסד ארץ על מכוניה _yasad erets al mechonepha_, בל תמוט עולם ועד bal tammot olam vaed. "Laying the earth upon its foundations, That it should not be shaken for evermore....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WHO LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH - Referring still to the creation of the earth. The margin is, “He hath founded the earth upon her bases.” The Hebrew word rendered in the margin “her bases” mean...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 104 Creation's Praise _ 1. The Creator (Psalms 104:1)_ 2. The foundations of the earth (Psalms 104:5) 3. His works manifesting His kindness ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CIV. THE GLORY OF THE CREATOR. Psalms 104:1. Yahweh's power in the heavens. He is clothed in the light which God made first (Genesis 1:3) before the heavenly bodies. He lays the foundation of His dwel...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    FOUNDATIONS. Compare Job 38:4; Proverbs 8:29. EARTH. Hebrew. _'erez._ As in verses: Psalms 104:9; Psalms 104:13;...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    WHO LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH— _Who hath built the earth upon her bases._ Bishop Lowth, in his 8th Prelection, of _images taken from things sacred,_ observes, that we have a remarkable example...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 104 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Creation Hymn. ANALYSIS It is difficult to frame an Analysis of this psalm. The course of thought and observation followed therein bears Some Resemblance to the Metho...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. WHO LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH, THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED FOREVER. What is denied is not the earth's motion...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This is a Ps. of Nature, celebrating God's glory as seen in His works both inanimate and animate. It is an expansion of the closing vv. of Psalms 103, and like that Ps. begins and ends with the phrase...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ *CREATOR GOD, KEEPING EVERYTHING ALIVE! PSALMS 104 Jesus said, "Are not two *sparrows sold for a farthing? But not one of them falls to the ground without your F...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    WHO LAID... — Better, _He fixed the earth on its foundations._ (Comp. Job 38:4; Proverbs 8:29.) The inconsistency of this with Job 26:7, “He laid the earth upon nothing,” need not cause difficulty. Bo...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (5–18) The work of the third day of Creation in its two great divisions. (1) The separation of the land and water (Psalms 104:5); (2) the clothing of the earth with grass, herbs, and trees (Psalms 104...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    יָֽסַד ־אֶ֭רֶץ עַל ־מְכֹונֶ֑יהָ בַּל ־תִּ֝מֹּ֗וט...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 104:1 LIKE the preceding psalm, this one begins and ends with the psalmist's call to his soul to bless Jehovah. The inference has been drawn that both psalms have the same author, but that is m...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE LORD'S WONDROUS HANDIWORK Psalms 104:1 The opening verses of this psalm appear to describe in sublime poetry the creation of the world. God is very great, because He created the heavens and the e...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Again we have a great song of praise commencing and closing with the same note of personal praise. While in the former the dominant note is that of the mercy of Jehovah, here it is that of His majesty...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    All these are so many beautiful descriptions of the various works of God in creation. They need no comment; but we may scripturalise them in reference to the new creation in Christ Jesus, and find muc...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    5_He hath founded the earth upon its foundations _Here the prophet celebrates the glory of God, as manifested in the stability of the earth. Since it is suspended in the midst of the air, and is suppo...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 104, which celebrates Jehovah as Creator requires very few remarks. It will be noticed that it is occupied almost entirely with the earth. He is clothed with the glory of the heavens, which is...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    WHO LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH,.... Or "founded the earth upon its bases" l; which some take to be the waters, according to Psalms 24:2, others the centre of gravity in it; others the mountains...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Psalms 104:5 [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever. Ver. 5. _Who laid the foundations of the earth_] Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases. See Psa...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Who laid the foundations of the earth_ Hebrew, יסד ארצ על מכוניה, _jasad eretz gnal mechoneah_, who hath founded the earth upon its own bases, or foundations, that is, upon itself, or its own centre...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    WHO LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH: _ Heb._ he hath founded the earth upon her bases...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-9 Every object we behold calls on us to bless and praise the Lord, who is great. His eternal power and Godhead are clearly shown by the things which he hath made. God is light, and in him is no dark...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    _ He hath founded or established the earth upon its own basis or foundations_, i.e. upon itself, or its own weight, whereby it stands as fast and unmovable, as if it were built upon the strongest foun...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 104:5 laid H3245 (H8804) foundations H4349 earth H776 moved H4131 (H8735) forever H5769 H5703...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    I trust that we have already felt something of holy enjoyment while our hearts and voices have been praising the Lord our God. Perhaps this Psalm may help to keep us in a praising state of mind. First...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: God's greatness, majesty and sovereign dominion celebrated. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist, David. CONCLUSION: It is the joy of the saints that He who is their God is a great God who may be see...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, but it is ascribed to David by the LXX, and by most of the Versions. It celebrates the works of God in the creation of the world, and in strains worthy of the ro...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not he removed for ever._ STABILITY OF NATURE ESSENTIAL TO PROSPERITY Earthquakes alone are sufficient to destroy the prosperity of any country....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _O Lord my God, Thou art very great._ A HYMN OF PRAISE TO GOD IN NATURE I. The universality of God’s workings in Nature. 1. In the domain of dead matter. He is operating in the waters as they sail...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 104:1. The phrase “Bless the LORD, O my soul,” which opens and closes the psalm, shows that the psalm is about reasons for speaking well of God. This hymn of praise celebrat...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 104:5 On the third day of creation, God separated the land and the water. The dry land is therefore a safe and suitable place for its inhabitants. The description here is more ima...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Calvin, “differs from the last, in that it neither treats of God’s special mercies bestowed on His Church, nor lifts us to the hope of a heavenly life; but painting for...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION "THE psalmist, in a time of severe trouble, arising from the power of the heathen, seeks consolation in reflecting on the greatness of God in nature," So Hengstenberg, correctly. The main t...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And thus he begins the hundred and fourth psalm, Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with honor and majesty: You have covered yourself with light as with a g...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Peter 3:10; Ecclesiastes 1:4; Job 26:7; Job 38:4; Psalms 136:6;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Who laid — Heb. he hath established the earth upon its own basis, whereby it stands as fast and unmoveable, as if it were built upon the strongest foundations. Forever — As long as the world continues...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    Will the earth abide forever or will it be destroyed? PROBLEM: This verse, and several others (cf. Psalms 78:69; Ecclesiastes 1:4), speak of the earth being “established forever.” By contrast, the Bib...

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