Psalms 104:5
He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
In Context
4He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.
6Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
Cross References
Job 26:7By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
Psalms 24:2For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.
Psalms 93:1The Lord is King; he is clothed with glory; the Lord is clothed with strength; power is the cord of his robe; the world is fixed, so that it may not be moved.
Psalms 119:90Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.
Proverbs 8:29When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:
2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:2-10
The Divine Majesty. 1 Bless the Lord , O my soul . O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: 4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. 6 Thou coveredst… Read the whole commentary →