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it can never be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/104.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/104.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/104.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Who</i> laid the foundations of the earth, <i>that</i> it should not be removed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/104.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>You who</i> laid the foundations of the earth, So <i>that</i> it should not be moved forever,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/104.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/104.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He founded the earth upon its place, So that it will not shake forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/104.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He established the earth on its foundations, So that it will not be moved forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/104.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/104.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/104.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/104.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You built foundations for the earth, and it will never be shaken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/104.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/104.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You set the earth on its foundations so that it can never be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/104.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/104.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He established the earth on its foundations, so that it never falters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/104.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/104.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/104.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/104.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/104.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/104.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has founded earth on its bases, "" It is not moved for all time and forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/104.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/104.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Founding the earth upon her bases, she shall not be moved forever and even.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/104.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/104.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 103:5>You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/104.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You fixed the earth on its foundation, so it can never be shaken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/104.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You set the earth on its foundations, so that it shall never be shaken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/104.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/104.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He has prepared Earth upon its foundations that it will not move for an eternity of eternities.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/104.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, That it should not be moved for ever and ever;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/104.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/104-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12835" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3245.htm" title="3245: yā·saḏ- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. Settle, consult.">He set</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4349.htm" title="4349: mə·ḵō·w·ne·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- From kuwn; properly, a fixture, i.e. A basis; generally a place, especially as an abode.">its foundations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">never</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5703.htm" title="5703: wā·‘eḏ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Perpetuity. From adah; properly, a terminus, i.e. duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4131.htm" title="4131: tim·mō·wṭ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To totter, shake, slip. A primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall.">to be moved.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. / Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-6</a></span><br />Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Proverbs 8:27-29</a></span><br />I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, / when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, / when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-21.htm">Isaiah 40:21-22</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth? / He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10</a></span><br />And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35-37</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name: / “Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.” / This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm">2 Peter 3:5</a></span><br />But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7</a></span><br />He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">1 Corinthians 8:6</a></span><br />yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-13.htm">Isaiah 48:13</a></span><br />Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein. / For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.</p><p class="hdg">who laid the foundations of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-2.htm">Psalm 24:2</a></b></br> For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-9.htm">Psalm 33:9</a></b></br> For he spake, and it was <i>done</i>; he commanded, and it stood fast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-6.htm">Psalm 136:6</a></b></br> To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever.</p><p class="hdg">that is</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Psalm 93:1</a></b></br> The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, <i>wherewith</i> he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10</a></b></br> Say among the heathen <i>that</i> the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:4</a></b></br> <i>One</i> generation passeth away, and <i>another</i> generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/103-17.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/psalms/103-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/99-4.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/103-19.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/102-25.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/psalms/102-25.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/psalms/96-6.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/69-23.htm">Totter</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">Age</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/105-10.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/104-8.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/psalms/104-8.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/109-23.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/psalms/108-10.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Totter</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 104</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">A meditation upon the mighty power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">And wonderful providence of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">God's glory is eternal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-33.htm">The prophet vows perpetually to praise God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of setting the earth on foundations suggests stability and order, reflecting the ancient Near Eastern understanding of the cosmos as a structured and secure entity. In <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, God is depicted as the Creator who brings order out of chaos, establishing the earth as a place for life. The concept of foundations can also be seen in <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-6</a>, where God questions Job about the creation of the earth, highlighting His wisdom and authority. This phrase underscores the belief that the earth's stability is a direct result of God's intentional design and purpose.<p><b>never to be moved</b><br>This part of the verse assures the reader of the earth's permanence and reliability, rooted in God's unchanging nature. In the ancient world, the idea of an immovable earth provided a sense of security and trust in the Creator's ongoing governance. This concept is echoed in <a href="/psalms/93.htm">Psalm 93:1</a>, where the world is described as firmly established and unshakeable. Theologically, this reflects the belief in God's eternal covenant with creation, as seen in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/33-25.htm">Jeremiah 33:25</a>, where the fixed order of the cosmos is linked to God's faithfulness. The phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as the cornerstone in <a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>, symbolizing stability and the foundation of faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, who establishes the earth on its foundations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>The physical world created by God, symbolizing stability and order in creation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/foundations.htm">Foundations</a></b><br>Metaphorical representation of the earth's stability and permanence as ordained by God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate authority who established the earth, reflecting His power and control over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stability_and_order.htm">Stability and Order</a></b><br>Understand that the earth's foundations symbolize the stability and order God has instituted, providing assurance in His unchanging nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_design.htm">Trust in God's Design</a></b><br>Trust in the intentional design and purpose God has for creation, knowing that He has set everything in place according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation_reflects_god's_glory.htm">Creation Reflects God's Glory</a></b><br>Appreciate the beauty and complexity of creation as a reflection of God's glory and majesty, leading to worship and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_assurance.htm">Living with Assurance</a></b><br>Live with confidence and assurance in God's promises, knowing that just as the earth is immovable, so are His plans and purposes for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_104.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 104</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_earth_'unmoved'_if_it_orbits.htm">How can the earth be “set on its foundations, never to be moved” (Psalm 104:5) if our planet orbits the sun and moves through space? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_earth_endure_eternally.htm">Will the earth last forever? (Psalm 104:5 vs. 2 Peter 3:10)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_bible_and_physics_views_clash.htm">How do biblical descriptions of Earth’s foundation contradict planetary physics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jonah_4_6-7__plant's_day-long_miracle.htm">Jonah 4:6–7 – How can a plant miraculously appear and perish in a single day without violating natural laws? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/104.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5?18) The work of the third day of Creation in its two great divisions. (1) The separation of the land and water (<a href="/context/psalms/104-5.htm" title="Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.">Psalm 104:5-9</a>); (2) the clothing of the earth with grass, herbs, and trees (<a href="/context/psalms/104-10.htm" title="He sends the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.">Psalm 104:10-18</a>). The poet, however, ranges beyond the Mosaic account, and already peoples the earth with the living creatures of the fifth day. "It is not a picture of still life like that of Genesis, but a living, moving, animated scene" (Perowne).<p>(5) <span class= "bld">Who laid . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">He fixed the earth on its foundations. </span>(Comp. <a href="/context/job/38-4.htm" title="Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if you have understanding.">Job 38:4-6</a>; <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm" title="When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:">Proverbs 8:29</a>.)<p>The inconsistency of this with <a href="/job/26-7.htm" title="He stretches out the north over the empty place, and hangs the earth on nothing.">Job 26:7</a>, "He laid the earth upon nothing," need not cause difficulty. Both treatments are poetical, not scientific. The word <span class= "ital">foundations </span>implies stability and endurance (comp. <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm" title="They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.">Psalm 82:5</a>), as in Shakespeare's . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/104.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who laid the foundations of the earth;</span> rather, as in the margin, <span class="accented">who founded the earth upon her bases</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> fixed the earth in its place, on bases - not necessarily material bases - which keep it steadily where it is (comp. <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7</a>). <span class="cmt_word">That it should not be removed forever</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Psalm 93:1</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/104-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He set</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽסַד־</span> <span class="translit">(yā·saḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֭רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its foundations,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḵō·w·ne·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4349.htm">Strong's 4349: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fixture, a basis, a place, as an abode</span><br /><br /><span class="word">never</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּל־</span> <span class="translit">(bal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure, nothing, not at all, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be moved.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֝מּ֗וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(tim·mō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4131.htm">Strong's 4131: </a> </span><span class="str2">To waver, to slip, shake, fall</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 104:5 He laid the foundations of the earth (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/104-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 104:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/104-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 104:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>