the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Psalms 65:6
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Who establishes the mountains by His strength,Being girded with might;
Who establishes the mountains by His strength, Being girded with might;
Thou art he who in his strength setleth fast the mountaines: and is gyrded about with power.
Who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with power;
Who established the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power;
By Your strength the mountains are established, banded together with might.
Who by his power forms the mountains, Having armed yourself with strength;
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountaines; being girded with power.
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
Which in his strength setteth fast the moutaynes, & is gyrded aboute with power.
class="psalm-title"> A David Psalm Silence is praise to you, Zion-dwelling God, And also obedience. You hear the prayer in it all. We all arrive at your doorstep sooner or later, loaded with guilt, Our sins too much for us— but you get rid of them once and for all. Blessed are the chosen! Blessed the guest at home in your place! We expect our fill of good things in your house, your heavenly manse. All your salvation wonders are on display in your trophy room. Earth-Tamer, Ocean-Pourer, Mountain-Maker, Hill-Dresser, Muzzler of sea storm and wave crash, of mobs in noisy riot— Far and wide they'll come to a stop, they'll stare in awe, in wonder. Dawn and dusk take turns calling, "Come and worship." Oh, visit the earth, ask her to join the dance! Deck her out in spring showers, fill the God-River with living water. Paint the wheat fields golden. Creation was made for this! Drench the plowed fields, soak the dirt clods With rainfall as harrow and rake bring her to blossom and fruit. Snow-crown the peaks with splendor, scatter rose petals down your paths, All through the wild meadows, rose petals. Set the hills to dancing, Dress the canyon walls with live sheep, a drape of flax across the valleys. Let them shout, and shout, and shout! Oh, oh, let them sing!
Who creates the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power,
Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;
The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:
Who by his strength sets fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;
Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains; [being] girded with power:
You created the mountains by your power, and demonstrated your strength.
You are strong, and your mighty power put the mountains in place.
It is just that you answer us with awesome deeds, God of our salvation, you in whom all put their trust, to the ends of the earth and on distant seas.
He stablisheth the mountaines by his power: and is girded about with strength.
Who settest fast the mountains by his strength, and is mighty in his power;
Who by his power forms the mountains, Having armed yourself with strength;
With wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation;
You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength.
You have built the mountains by Your strength. You are dressed with power.
who dost establish the mountains in thy strength, being girded about with power;
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded about with might:
You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
By your strength you established the mountains; you are girded with might.
Who setteth fast the mountains by his strength, Being girded with might;
(64-7) Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power:
who established the mountains by his strength, the one who is girded with might,
the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might;
Who establishes the mountains by His strength, Who is encircled with might;
You made the mountains by your strength; you are dressed in power.
You set the mountains in place by your strength, showing your mighty power.
You establish the mountains by Your power, robed with strength.
And thou makest redi hillis in thi vertu, and art gird with power;
Establishing mountains by His power, He hath been girded with might,
who by thy strength hast established the mountains, being girded with might;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Which: Psalms 24:2, Psalms 119:90, Micah 6:2, Habakkuk 3:6
girded: Psalms 93:1, 1 Samuel 2:4, Isaiah 51:9
Reciprocal: Job 37:23 - excellent Job 38:11 - Hitherto Psalms 65:12 - rejoice Psalms 95:4 - the strength of the hills is his also Isaiah 17:12 - make a noise Isaiah 26:8 - in Isaiah 64:3 - thou didst Amos 4:13 - he that Jonah 2:6 - mountains John 5:17 - My
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains,.... In the first creation and formation of them, when they were settled on their basis so firmly that they are rarely removed, and when they are it is something extraordinary. Some understand this of the Lord's preparing the mountains with the rain of his strength, for the bringing forth of herbs and grass for the service of man and beast, and of his adorning them with trees; and the Targum is,
"who preparest food for the wild goats of the mountains;''
others interpret them of kingdoms and communities, comparable to mountains, Jeremiah 51:25; but these are not set fast, they are not firm and stable, but in a course of time are removed, and give way to others; rather the church of God is meant; see Isaiah 2:2; where the same phrase is used as here; and "mountains" may signify particular churches, or indeed particular believers; for all that trust in the Lord are like to mountains, Psalms 125:1; and these are set fast in the everlasting love of God, by which their mountain is made to stand strong; in eternal election, which is the foundation of God that stands sure; in the covenant of grace, which is more immovable than hills and mountains; and on Christ the Rock, against whom the gates of hell can never prevail; and who are so established, settled, and kept by the power of God, that they cannot be removed by the most boisterous storms and winds of the world's persecutions, Satan's temptations, or their own sins and corruptions;
[being] girded with power: not the mountains, but God himself; whose power, like himself, is infinite, and appears in the works of his hands, of nature, providence, and grace: the allusion is to a mighty man girded for battle; or for the performance of great undertakings.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains - Fixing them firm on their foundations. This is an exhibition of vast strength or power on the part of God, as if he fixed them so firm that they could not be moved - as if he handled with ease those vast masses of matter, with all their rocks and forests - and caused them to repose steadily and calmly on their foundations. We have few more exalted conceptions of the power of God than to suppose him lifting with ease a vast mountain; letting it down where he pleases, and settling it so firmly that it cannot be moved.
Being girded with power - That is, they seemed to be surrounded or encompassed with power, as a man girds himself up when he wishes to put forth a great effort of strength.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 65:6. Setteth fast the mountains — It is by thy strength they have been raised, and by thy power they are girded about or preserved. He represents the mountains as being formed and pitched into their proper places by the mighty hand of God; and shows that they are preserved from splitting, falling down, or mouldering away, as it were, by a girdle by which they are surrounded. The image is very fine. They were hooped about by the Divine power.
