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they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/104.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/104.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The mountains rose; the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The mountains rose; the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The mountains rose; the valleys sank down To the place which Thou didst establish for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/104.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The mountains went up; the valleys went down To the place which You founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/104.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The mountains rose, the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/104.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />mountains rose and valleys sank — to the place you established for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/104.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />mountains rose and valleys sank— to the place You established for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/104.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/104.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />down the mountains and through the valleys to the place you prepared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/104.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They went up by the mountains, they went down by the valleys, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/104.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place you appointed for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/104.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They flowed over the mountains and into the valleys, to the place you had made for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/104.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Mountains rise up and valleys sink to the place you have ordained for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/104.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/104.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />as the mountains rose up, and the valleys went down--to the place you appointed for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/104.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/104.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which thou hast founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/104.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/104.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They go up hills—they go down valleys, "" To a place You have founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/104.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They go up hills -- they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/104.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall go up the mountains; they shall go down into the valleys to the place: this thou didst found for them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/104.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/104.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 103:8>The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/104.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They rushed up the mountains, down the valleys to the place you had fixed for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/104.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They rose up to the mountains, ran down to the valleys to the place that you appointed for them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/104.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The mountains ascend, the valleys descend to the place which thou hast founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/104.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They went up the mountains and they came down the valleys into the place which you prepared for them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/104.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The mountains rose, the valleys sank down-- Unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/104.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which thou hast founded for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/104-8.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=12852" 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">7</span>At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">rose</a> <a href="/hebrew/1237.htm" title="1237: ḇə·qā·‘ō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A valley, plain. From baqa'; properly, a split, i.e. A wide level valley between mountains.">and the valleys</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yê·rə·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">sank</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mə·qō·wm (N-msc) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3245.htm" title="3245: yā·saḏ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. Settle, consult.">You assigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- ">for them—</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.…<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/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9-10</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. / God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a></span><br />Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></span><br />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="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a></span><br />Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Amos 5:8</a></span><br />He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-15.htm">Job 12:15</a></span><br />If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Isaiah 42:15</a></span><br />I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-27.htm">Isaiah 44:27</a></span><br />who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-27.htm">Matthew 8:27</a></span><br />The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a></span><br />By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.<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,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which you have founded for them.</p><p class="hdg">they go up, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5</a></b></br> And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth <i>month</i>, on the first <i>day</i> of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Flowed</a> <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/103-19.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Sank</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Valleys</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/psalms/105-10.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Flowed</a> <a href="/psalms/107-36.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-15.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Sank</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Valleys</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'; </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/104.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/104.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>the mountains rose</b><br>This phrase reflects the power and sovereignty of God in creation. The imagery of mountains rising can be seen as a reference to the formation of the earth during the creation week, as described in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>. Mountains often symbolize strength and stability in the Bible, as seen in <a href="/psalms/125-2.htm">Psalm 125:2</a>, where the mountains surrounding Jerusalem are likened to God's protection. The rising of mountains can also be seen as a demonstration of God's authority over nature, as He shapes the earth according to His will. This aligns with <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-11</a>, where God questions Job about the foundations of the earth, emphasizing His role as Creator.<p><b>and the valleys sank</b><br>The sinking of valleys complements the rising of mountains, illustrating the dynamic and intentional design of the earth by God. Valleys in biblical literature often represent humility and lowliness, contrasting with the grandeur of mountains. This duality can be seen in <a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a>, where the leveling of mountains and valleys symbolizes the preparation for the coming of the Lord. The imagery of valleys sinking also highlights the natural order established by God, where each part of creation has its designated place and purpose.<p><b>to the place You assigned for them—</b><br>This phrase underscores the concept of divine order and purpose in creation. The idea that God assigns places for mountains and valleys reflects His meticulous planning and control over the universe. This notion is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a>, where God sets boundaries for the sea, demonstrating His authority over creation. The assignment of places also points to the broader biblical theme of God's providence, where everything in creation operates according to His divine plan. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who, in <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a>, is described as the one through whom all things were created and in whom all things hold together, further affirming the order and purpose established by God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains.htm">Mountains</a></b><br>Symbolic of strength, stability, and the majesty of God's creation. In biblical times, mountains were often seen as places of divine revelation and encounter with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/valleys.htm">Valleys</a></b><br>Represent humility, lowliness, and sometimes trials or challenges. Valleys in Scripture can also symbolize places of growth and fertility.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_appointed_place.htm">God's Appointed Place</a></b><br>This refers to God's sovereign design and order in creation. It emphasizes His authority and intentionality in the natural world.<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>God is the ultimate authority over all creation. The rising of mountains and the sinking of valleys are under His command, demonstrating His power and control.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_purpose_in_nature.htm">Order and Purpose in Nature</a></b><br>The natural world is not random but is designed with purpose and order. This reflects God's intentionality and wisdom in creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_and_reverence.htm">Humility and Reverence</a></b><br>Just as valleys are low and mountains are high, we are reminded to approach God with humility, recognizing His greatness and our dependence on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Just as God appointed places for mountains and valleys, He has a specific plan and purpose for our lives. We can trust His design and timing.<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/why_do_some_doubt_psalm_60's_davidic_origin.htm">If Psalm 60 is truly Davidic, why do some scholars assert that the psalm's language or context suggests a later composition, potentially challenging its authenticity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_favor_multiple_mountains.htm">Psalm 68:15-16: Why does God seem to favor multiple mountains when other biblical texts emphasize Zion as the central place of worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_8_align_with_science.htm">Hebrews 2:7-8 quotes Psalm 8 about mankind's dominion--how does this align with modern scientific understanding of humanity's place in the universe?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_8_29_conflict_with_geology.htm">Proverbs 8:29: Does the statement about setting boundaries for the sea conflict with scientific evidence of changing coastlines over geological time?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">They go up.</span>--This translation is grammatically possible, but is inconsistent with the preceding description. It is better therefore to take the clause parenthetically, and to make hills and valleys the subjects. <span class= "ital">Hills rise, valleys sink, </span>an interesting anticipation of the disclosures of geology, which, though in a different sense, tells of the upheaval of mountains and depression of valleys. Two passages in Ovid have been adduced in illustration (<span class= "ital">Met. i.</span> 43, 344). And Milton, no doubt with the psalm as well as Ovid in his mind, wrote<p>"Immediately the mountains huge appear<p>Emergent," &c<span class= "ital">--Paradise Lost, </span>book vii.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/104.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys;</span> rather, <span class="accented">they went up mountains</span>; <span class="accented">they went down valleys.</span> In the general commotion of the waters, as they "hasted away," sometimes vast waves swept over mountain tops, sometimes huge floods washed down the courses of valleys - a graphic description of the scene which no eye saw, but which the poet figures to himself - a turmoil and confusion beyond that even of the great Deluge itself (see <a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Genesis 7:17-19</a>; <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Genesis 8:1-3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Unto</span> <span class="cmt_word">the place which thou hast</span> (rather, <span class="accented">hadst</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>founded for them.</span> The ocean bed, which had, in intention, been already prepared to receive them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/104-8.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">the mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֭רִים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">rose</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the valleys</span><br /><span class="heb">בְקָע֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·qā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1237.htm">Strong's 1237: </a> </span><span class="str2">A split, a wide level valley between mountains</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sank</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵרְד֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<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">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the place</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֝ק֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You appointed</span><br /><span class="heb">יָסַ֬דְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·saḏ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3245.htm">Strong's 3245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for them—</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/104-8.htm">Psalm 104:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/104-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 104:8 The mountains rose the valleys sank down (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 104:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/104-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 104:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:9" /></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>