Psalms 97:5
The mountains, like wax, have melted, At the presence of Yahweh, At the presence, of the Lord of all the earth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4His lightnings, have illumined, the world, The earth, hath seen, and hath trembled;
6The heavens, have declared, his righteousness,—And all the peoples, have seen, his glory.
Cross References
Judges 5:4O Yahweh! When thou didst come forth out of Seir, When thou didst march along out of the field of Edom, Earth, trembled, Heaven also, poured forth,—Yea, dark clouds, poured forth waters;
Psalms 46:6Nations have roared, Kingdoms have tottered, He hath uttered his voice, Earth melteth.
Psalms 75:4I have said to the boasters, Do not boast, And to the lawless, Do not lift up a horn;
Isaiah 24:19The earth breaketh, breaketh,—The earth crasheth, crasheth, The earth tottereth, tottereth;
Isaiah 64:1Would that thou hadst rent the heavens, hadst come down,
Micah 1:4Then shall the mountains be melted beneath him, and, the valleys, be cleft,—as wax before the fire, as waters poured out in a steep place.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 97:2-8
Righteousness and Glory of the Divine Government; Establishment of Christ's Kingdom. 1 The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. 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.… Read the whole commentary →