KJV King James Version
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
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Psalm 97:5
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
WEB World English Bible
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
ASV American Standard Version
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Hills, like wax, melted before Jehovah, Before the Lord of all the earth.
Surrounding context — Psalm 97
2 Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all [ye] gods.
8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
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Nahum 1:5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.Micah 1:3-4For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.Isaiah 24:19-20The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.Isaiah 64:1-2Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,Habakkuk 3:6He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways [are] everlasting.Psalm 47:2For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth.Psalm 46:6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.Joshua 3:11Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.Judges 5:4-5LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.Psalm 83:18That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth.Micah 4:13Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.1 Corinthians 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.Zechariah 4:14Then said he, These [are] the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.Mark 11:3And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
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