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King James Version

Psalms 97:5

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   Jesus, the Christ;   Mountain;   Volcanoes;   Wax;   The Topic Concordance - Glory;   Righteousness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Mountains;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Mountains;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Nature, Natural;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Wax;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hope;   Psalms;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Presence;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lord;   Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Melt (and forms);   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Wax;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Glory;   Hill;   Wax;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 1;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh,At the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord , At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The hylles melted lyke waxe at the presence of God: at the presence of the Lorde of the whole earth.
Darby Translation
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
New King James Version
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Literal Translation
The mountains melted like wax before the face of Jehovah, before the face of Jehovah of the whole earth.
Easy-to-Read Version
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord , before the Lord of all the earth.
World English Bible
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
King James Version (1611)
The hilles melted like waxe at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The hilles melt like wax at the presence of ye LORDE, at the presence of the LORDE of the whole earth.
THE MESSAGE
The mountains take one look at God And melt, melt like wax before earth's Lord.
Amplified Bible
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
American Standard Version
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Bible in Basic English
The mountains became like wax at the coming of the Lord, at the coming of the Lord of all the earth.
Update Bible Version
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Yahweh, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Webster's Bible Translation
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
New English Translation
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord , before the Lord of the whole earth.
Contemporary English Version
Mountains melt away like wax in the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
Complete Jewish Bible
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Adonai , at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The mountaines melted like waxe at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
George Lamsa Translation
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the LORD of the whole earth.
Hebrew Names Version
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole eretz.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
New Living Translation
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord , before the Lord of all the earth.
New Life Bible
The mountains melt like a candle before the Lord, before the Lord of the whole earth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
English Revised Version
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth;
Berean Standard Bible
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
New Revised Standard
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord , before the Lord of all the earth.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The mountains, like wax, have melted, At the presence of Yahweh, At the presence, of the Lord of all the earth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(96-5) The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
Lexham English Bible
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
English Standard Version
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord , before the Lord of all the earth.
New American Standard Bible
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
New Century Version
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord , before the Lord of all the earth.
Good News Translation
The hills melt like wax before the Lord , before the Lord of all the earth.
Christian Standard Bible®
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord — at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Hillis as wax fletiden doun fro the face of the Lord; al erthe fro the face of the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
Hills, like wax, melted before Jehovah, Before the Lord of all the earth.
Revised Standard Version
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord , at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. 7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

hills: Judges 5:4, Judges 5:5, Isaiah 24:19, Isaiah 24:20, Isaiah 64:1, Isaiah 64:2, Micah 1:3, Micah 1:4, Nahum 1:5, Habakkuk 3:6

the Lord of: Psalms 47:2, Psalms 83:18, Isaiah 54:5, Micah 4:13, Zechariah 4:14, Mark 11:3, 1 Corinthians 1:2

Reciprocal: Psalms 46:6 - earth Psalms 50:3 - it shall Psalms 68:2 - as wax Psalms 95:4 - the strength of the hills is his also Psalms 104:32 - looketh Psalms 114:7 - Tremble Psalms 148:9 - Mountains Amos 9:13 - the hills Habakkuk 3:10 - mountains 2 Peter 3:10 - melt

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,.... Kimchi interprets the "hills" of the kings of the wicked; and it was verified in Herod and his nobles, and the citizens of Jerusalem, who, when they heard of the coming of the Messiah, of the birth of the King of the Jews, were exceedingly moved and troubled; their hearts melted like wax within them, Matthew 2:1, so when he appeared, in the power of his Gospel, in the Gentile world, and went forth in the ministration of it, conquering, and to conquer, all fled before him; every mountain and island were moved out of their places; and the kings of the earth, and great men, ran to the rocks to hide them from his face, which they could not bear, Revelation 6:14, and the like events, and more terrible, will they be, when he comes to destroy antichrist, and especially to judge the world, Revelation 16:19

at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth; as Christ is; he is Lord of all, the Prince of the kings of the earth, Acts 10:36 Revelation 1:5, and as he will show himself to be at the great day; and that is the reason why the proud and lofty, comparable to hills and mountains, shall melt at his presence.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord - They seemed to flow down as if they were like melted wax: that is, they could not stand before him. The most firm, solid, lofty things were as nothing in his presence. Compare Revelation 20:11; Judges 5:5; Micah 1:4; Nahum 1:5. The object here is to describe the sublimity, the greatness, the majesty of God, as if nothing could stand before him; as if everything fled away when he approached. There is perhaps a general allusion to his glory and power as manifested at Sinai.

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth - The Creator and Ruler of the entire world. The God who thus manifested himself is not a local Deity, or the God of a particular nation or country, but the God of the whole world, before whom all created things are as nothing.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 97:5. The hills melted like wax — The fire of God seized on and liquefied them, so that they no longer opposed his march; and the mountains before him became a plain.

The Lord of the whole earth. — אדון כל הארץ adon col haarets, the Director, Stay, and Support of the whole earth. The universal Governor, whose jurisdiction is not confined to any one place; but who, having created all, governs all that he has made.


 
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