Psalms 104:5

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He established the earth on its foundations;it will never be shaken.

Hebrew Names Version
He laid the foundations of the eretz, That it should not be moved forever.

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

English Standard Version
He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.

New Century Version
You built the earth on its foundations so it can never be moved.

New English Translation
He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended.

Amplified Bible
He established the earth on its foundations, So that it will not be moved forever and ever.

New American Standard Bible
He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever.

World English Bible
He laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever.

Geneva Bible (1587)
He set the earth vpon her foundations, so that it shall neuer moue.

Legacy Standard Bible
He founded the earth upon its place,So that it will not shake forever and ever.

Berean Standard Bible
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Contemporary English Version
You built foundations for the earth, and it will never be shaken.

Complete Jewish Bible
You fixed the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Darby Translation
He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.

Easy-to-Read Version
You built the earth on its foundations, so it can never be moved.

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

Good News Translation
You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved.

Lexham English Bible
He established the earth on her foundations, so that it will not be moved forever and ever.

Literal Translation
He founded the earth on its foundations; it shall not be shaken forever and ever.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou hast layed ye earth vpon hir foundacion, that it neuer moueth at eny tyme.

American Standard Version
Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.

Bible in Basic English
He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;

King James Version (1611)
Who laid the foundations of the earth: that it should not be remoued for euer.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He hath layde the earth sure vpon her foundations: that it can neuer moue at any tyme.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever.

English Revised Version
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved for ever.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Which hast foundid the erthe on his stablenesse; it schal not be bowid in to the world of world.

Update Bible Version
Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever.

Webster's Bible Translation
[Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.

New King James Version
You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,

New Living Translation
You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved.

New Life Bible
He set the earth in its place so that it will stay that way forever.

New Revised Standard
You set the earth on its foundations, so that it shall never be shaken.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He hath fixed the earth on its foundations, It is not to be shaken, to times age-abiding and beyond.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(103-5) Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.

Revised Standard Version
Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever.

Contextual Overview

¹O my soul, bless God ! God , my God, how great you are! beautifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, and all heaven stretched out for your tent. You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. You commandeered winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors. You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away— your thunder crash put it to flight. Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. All the wild animals now drink their fill, wild donkeys quench their thirst. Along the riverbanks the birds build nests, ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plow the ground. Oh yes, God brings grain from the land, wine to make people happy, Their faces glowing with health, a people well-fed and hearty. God 's trees are well-watered— the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamoring to God for their supper. When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens. Meanwhile, men and women go out to work, busy at their jobs until evening. What a wildly wonderful world, God ! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live! Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God . But clear the ground of sinners— no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God !

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Who laid the foundations of the earth: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases, Psalms 24:2, Psalms 33:9, Psalms 136:6, Job 26:7, Job 38:4-7

that it: Psalms 93:1, Psalms 96:10, Ecclesiastes 1:4, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 6:14, Revelation 20:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:9 - General 1 Samuel 2:8 - the pillars Job 36:30 - and Job 38:6 - Whereupon Psalms 18:15 - foundations Psalms 66:6 - He turned Psalms 78:69 - earth Psalms 119:90 - thou hast Micah 6:2 - foundations Romans 1:20 - from the

Gill's Notes on the 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; others the circumambient air, by which it is poised; rather the almighty power of God, by which it subsists; this is the work of Christ the Almighty; see Hebrews 1:3.

That it should not be removed for ever: for though it may be shaken by earthquakes, yet not removed; nor will it be until the dissolution of all things, when it shall flee away before the face of the Judge, and a new earth shall succeed, Revelation 20:11.

l על מכוניה "super bases ejus", Montanus, Musculus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator so the Tigurine version, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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” means properly a place; then a basis or foundation. The idea is, that there wes something, as it were, placed under the earth to support it. The idea is not uncommon in the Scriptures. Compare the notes at Job 38:4.

That it should not be removed for ever - So that it cannot be shaken out of its place. That is, It is fixed, permanent, solid. Its foundations do not give way, as edifices reared by man. but it abides the same from age to age - the most fixed and stable object of which we have any knowledge. Compare the notes at Psalms 78:69.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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."

This image Bishop Lowth thinks evidently taken from the tabernacle, which was so laid upon its foundations that nothing could move it, and the dispensation to which it was attached, till the end purposed by the secret counsel of God was accomplished: and thus the earth is established, till the end of its creation shall be fully answered; and then it and its works shall be burnt up. On the above ground, the stability of the sanctuary and the stability of the earth are sometimes mentioned in the same words.