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Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/144.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/144.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/144.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/144.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/144.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bend down Your heavens, LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/144.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Bow Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/144.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Bow Thy heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/144.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, bow Your heavens, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/144.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Bow Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/144.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, part your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/144.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, part Your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/144.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/144.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Open the heavens like a curtain and come down, LORD. Touch the mountains and make them send up smoke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/144.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/144.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, bend your heaven low, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/144.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, tear the sky open and come down; touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/144.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Bow your heavens, LORD, and descend; touch the mountains, and they will smolder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/144.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, make the sky sink and come down! Touch the mountains and make them smolder! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/144.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Part your heavens, LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/144.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/144.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/144.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/144.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH, incline Your heavens and come down, "" Strike against mountains, and they smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/144.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down, Strike against mountains, and they smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/144.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, incline thy heavens, and thou wilt come down: touch upon the mountains and they shall smoke.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/144.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lord, bow down thy heavens and descend: touch the mountains and they shall smoke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/144.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 143:5>O Lord, incline your heavens and descend. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/144.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD, incline your heavens and come down; touch the mountains and make them smoke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/144.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains so that they smoke.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/144.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down; rebuke the mountains, and they shall smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/144.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Bend Heaven, LORD JEHOVAH, and come down, and severely rebuke the mountains and they will be reduced to smoke!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/144.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/144.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O Lord, bow thy heavens, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/144-5.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=17783" 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/144.htm">Blessed Be the LORD, My Rock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: haṭ- (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">Part</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·me·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">Your heavens,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·ṯê·rêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-2ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">and come down;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: ga‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touch</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: be·hā·rîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6225.htm" title="6225: wə·ye·‘ĕ·šā·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To smoke, be angry. A primitive root; to smoke, whether literal or figurative.">that they may smoke.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.…<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="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1</a></span><br />If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></span><br />Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-10.htm">2 Samuel 22:10</a></span><br />He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-19.htm">Isaiah 63:19</a></span><br />We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Habakkuk 3:6</a></span><br />He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Deuteronomy 4:11</a></span><br />You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4-5</a></span><br />O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water. / The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-9.htm">Psalm 18:9</a></span><br />He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Psalm 68:8</a></span><br />the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a></span><br />The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-32.htm">Psalm 104:32</a></span><br />He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Revelation 6:14</a></span><br />The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-30</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-25.htm">Mark 13:25-26</a></span><br />the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.</p><p class="hdg">bow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-9.htm">Psalm 18:9</a></b></br> He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness <i>was</i> under his feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1,2</a></b></br> Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, … </p><p class="hdg">touch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-32.htm">Psalm 104:32</a></b></br> He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></b></br> And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3-6</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit <i>the wicked</i>: the LORD <i>hath</i> his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds <i>are</i> the dust of his feet… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/138-2.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/psalms/105-15.htm">Touch</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/5-1.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/146-6.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-26.htm">Part</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-26.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-23.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-29.htm">Touch</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 144</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/144-1.htm">David blesses God for his mercy both to him and to man</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/144-5.htm">He prays that God would powerfully deliver him from his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/144-9.htm">He promises to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/144-11.htm">He prays for the happy state of the kingdom</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/144.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/144.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down;</b><br>This phrase is a plea for divine intervention, echoing the language of theophany, where God manifests His presence in a tangible way. The imagery of God parting the heavens suggests a dramatic entrance, reminiscent of God's appearances in the Old Testament, such as at Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18-20</a>). The heavens symbolize God's dwelling place, and the act of parting them signifies His willingness to engage directly with the earthly realm. This request for God to "come down" reflects a deep desire for His immediate and powerful presence, similar to <a href="/isaiah/64.htm">Isaiah 64:1</a>, where the prophet cries out for God to rend the heavens and descend. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who is God incarnate, coming down to dwell among humanity (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).<p><b>touch the mountains, that they may smoke.</b><br>The imagery of smoking mountains is evocative of God's majesty and power, often associated with His presence in the Old Testament. When God descended on Mount Sinai, the mountain smoked and trembled (<a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>), symbolizing His holiness and the awe-inspiring nature of His presence. Mountains in biblical literature often represent stability and permanence, yet here they are depicted as being affected by God's touch, highlighting His supreme authority over creation. This phrase also connects to the prophetic imagery found in <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Habakkuk 3:6</a>, where God's presence causes the mountains to quake. In a broader sense, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the transformative power of Christ, who, through His ministry, death, and resurrection, brought about a new covenant, shaking the foundations of the old order (<a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26-27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/144.htm">Psalm 144</a>, David was the second king of Israel, known for his deep relationship with God and his role as a warrior and poet.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens.htm">Heavens</a></b><br>The skies or the realm above the earth, often seen as the dwelling place of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains.htm">Mountains</a></b><br>Symbolic of strength and stability, often representing places of divine revelation or intervention.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/smoke.htm">Smoke</a></b><br>A visual representation of God's presence and power, reminiscent of the theophany at Mount Sinai.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_power.htm">God's Sovereign Power</a></b><br>The imagery of God parting the heavens and causing mountains to smoke highlights His supreme authority over creation. Believers can trust in God's power to intervene in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>Just as David called upon God to act, Christians are encouraged to seek God's presence and intervention in times of trouble, trusting that He is both willing and able to respond.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_mountains.htm">Symbolism of Mountains</a></b><br>Mountains often symbolize challenges or obstacles. This verse reminds believers that God can transform these into opportunities for His glory to be revealed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_expectation.htm">Prayer and Expectation</a></b><br>David's prayer is bold and expectant. Christians are encouraged to pray with faith, believing that God hears and responds to the cries of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_trials.htm">God's Presence in Trials</a></b><br>The smoke signifies God's presence amidst trials. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is with them, even in the most daunting circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_144.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 144</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_psalm_144_5-6_events_scientifically_valid.htm">Is there any scientific or historical basis for the cosmic events described in Psalm 144:5–6, such as God parting the heavens and making mountains smoke? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_144_1_align_with_peace.htm">How can Psalm 144:1's portrayal of God training hands for war be reconciled with other biblical teachings on peace (e.g., Matthew 5:9)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_36_5_align_with_cosmology.htm">Psalm 36:5 mentions God's love extending 'to the heavens'--how does this align with modern cosmological understanding of an expanding universe?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_96_5_fit_with_the_big_bang.htm">Psalm 96:5 proclaims the Lord 'made the heavens,' so how does this fit with current cosmological theories such as the Big Bang and the vast timeline of cosmic evolution?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/144.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Come down.</span>--The theophany for which the psalmist prays is described in the classic language for such manifestations taken from <a href="/psalms/18-9.htm" title="He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.">Psalm 18:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-13.htm" title="The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.">Psalm 18:13</a>; <a href="/context/psalms/18-16.htm" title="He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.">Psalm 18:16-17</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-43.htm" title="You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; and you have made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.">Psalm 18:43</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm" title="The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.">Psalm 18:45</a>, with reminiscences of <a href="/psalms/104-32.htm" title="He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the hills, and they smoke.">Psalm 104:32</a>; <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm" title="And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.">Exodus 19:18</a>. But there are touches of originality, as in the next clause. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/144.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down</span>. The strain changes. From praise of God's loving-kindness and might, the psalmist proceeds to invoke his aid. Taking his metaphors from <a href="/psalms/18-9.htm">Psalm 18:9</a>. "Bow thy heavens, O Lord," he says, "and come down" to earth - appear in thy might, to the discomfiture of thy enemies and the relief of thy faithful ones. <span class="cmt_word">Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke</span>. Do as thou wert pleased to do at Sinai, when thou showedst thyself - "Touch the mountains, and let a smoke go up from them" (see <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16, 18</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Deuteronomy 4:11</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7-14</a>) - a consuming fire, that shall burn up the ungodly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/144-5.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">Part</span><br /><span class="heb">הַט־</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your heavens,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמֶ֣יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and come down;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתֵרֵ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯê·rêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">touch</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(ga‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mountains,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּהָרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(be·hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that they may smoke.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ye·‘ĕ·šā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6225.htm">Strong's 6225: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, be angry</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/144-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 144:5 Part your heavens Yahweh and come down (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/144-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 144:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 144:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/144-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 144:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 144:6" /></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>