Psalms 144:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of Psalms 144:5 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down, Strike against mountains, and they smoke.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 144:5 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 19:18Mount 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.
  2. Psalms 18:9He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
  3. Psalms 18:10He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
  4. Psalms 104:32He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
  5. Isaiah 64:1If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,
  6. Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
  7. Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
  8. Hebrews 12:18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring