Psalms 104:32

He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
looketh	הַמַּבִּ֣יט ha.ma.Bit	H5027	to scan · definite article + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute
earth	לָ֭אָרֶץ La.'a.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
trembleth	וַתִּרְעָ֑ד va.tir.'Ad	H7460	to shudder (more or less violently) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
toucheth	יִגַּ֖ע yi.Ga'	H5060	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hills	בֶּהָרִ֣ים be.ha.Rim	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
smoke	וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ Ve.ye.'e.Sha.nu	H6225	to smoke · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 144:5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Exodus 19:18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furn…
Psalms 97:4-5 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
Habakkuk 3:10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on hi…
Psalms 114:7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
Psalms 50:3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Psalms 77:16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
Isaiah 64:1-2 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:31–end

The psalmist concludes this meditation with speaking, I. Praise to God, which is chiefly intended in the psalm. 1. He is to be praised, (1.) As a great God, and a God of matchless perfection: The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever, Psa 104:31. It shall endure to the end of time in his works of creation and providence; it shall endure to eternity in the felicity and adorations of saints and angels. Man's glory is fading; God's glory is everlasting. Creatures change, but with the Creator there is no variableness. (2.) As a gracious God: The Lord shall rejoice in his works. He continues that complacency in the products of his own wisdom and goodness which he had when he saw every thing tha…

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John Gill on Psalms 104:32

He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth,.... As Sinai did when he descended on it, Psalm 68:8, to which the allusion seems to be; and a look from him, a severe one, a frowning one, will make the inhabitants of the earth to tremble; a providential look, sending famine, pestilence or the sword among them. A displeased look will make the hearts of his own children tremble, as no doubt Peter's did, when the Lord looked upon him, and he remembered his word; and if a look, much more a word, an awful word, as his voice in the law, pronouncing such cursed as keep it not; and especially the tremendous sentence he will pronounce on the wicked at the last day, go, ye cursed, &c. and if a look and a…

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John Calvin on Psalms 104:31–end

Psalm 104:31-35 31. Glory be to Jehovah for ever; let Jehovah rejoice in his works. 32. When he looketh upon the earth, it shall tremble: if he touch the mountains, they shall smoke. [198] 33. I will sing to Jehovah whilst I:live: I will sing psalms to my God as long as I have my being. [199] 34. Let my speech [or words [200] ] be acceptable to him: [201] I will rejoice in Jehovah. 35. Let sinners perish from the earth, and the wicked till they cease to be any more. O my soul! bless thou Jehovah. Hallelujah. 31. Glory be to Jehovah for ever The inspired writer shows for what purpose he has celebrated in the preceding part of the psalm the power, wisdom, and goodness of God in his works, na…

The Church Fathers

Who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble. For our earth shall tremble on the day of judgment. And it signifies the earthly sinners. Who touches the mountains, and they smoke. If the mountains smoke, how much more the earth? The saints smoke, since we shall all be saved through fire. For it would not have smoke, unless there were fire.
— Jerome, Homily 30, on Psalm 103

"He looketh upon the earth, and it trembleth, He rebuketh the mountains, and they smoke." And again [the Book] saith, "At Thy rebuke they flee, and at the voice of Thy thunders they are afraid." And behold, according to the word of the Prophet, the fear of the Creator also resteth upon the natures which are speechless, because each of them is bound naturally to be afraid of Him; and if dumb things fear Him, how much more should intelligent beings fear Him?
— Philoxenus of Mabbug, 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 7 -- Second Discourse on the Fear of God

And the Prophet said, "He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers;" and again, "He looketh on the earth and it trembleth; He rebuketh the mountains, and they smoke." And again the prophet Isaiah saith, "All the nations are accounted as nothing by Him." Now these things the Spirit of God spake concerning the power of God, that those things which were not He called to come into existence, and that what did exist He called and changed into nothing. To this power also He compareth faith.
— Philoxenus of Mabbug, 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 2 -- On Faith

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Dictionary and topics

Earthquake — Mentioned among the extraordinary phenomena of Palestine (Ps. 18:7; comp. Hab. 3:6; Nah. 1:5; Isa. 5:25). The first earthquake in Palestine of which we have any record happened in the reign of Ahab…
Earthquakes · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Mountains · God: Causes, to smoke — God: Causes, to smoke
Volcanoes · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 104:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:31–end

John Gill on Psalms 104:32

John Calvin on Psalms 104:31–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 104:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:31–end

John Gill on Psalms 104:32

John Calvin on Psalms 104:31–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 104:31–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 104:32

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 104:32