Psalms 97:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.”
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“The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Hills, like wax, melted before Jehovah, Before the Lord of all the earth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 97:5 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 3:11Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan.
- Judges 5:4O 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.
- Judges 5:5The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Psalms 46:6Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
- Psalms 47:2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
- Psalms 75:4I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
- Psalms 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Isaiah 24:19The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently.
- Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
- Isaiah 64:1If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,
- Micah 1:3For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
- Micah 1:4The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
- Micah 4:13Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.
- Habakkuk 3:6He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
- Zechariah 4:14So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”
- Mark 11:3If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
- 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
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