Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“The earth and all who dwell in it melt;
It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah.

King James Version

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

Holman Bible

When the earth and all its inhabitants shake,
I am the One who steadies its pillars.Selah

International Standard Version

While the earth and all its inhabitants melt away, it is I who keep its pillars firm." Interlude

A Conservative Version

[when] the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved. I have set up the pillars of it. Selah.

American Standard Version

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. Selah

Amplified


“The earth and all the inhabitants of it melt [in tumultuous times].
It is I who will steady its pillars. Selah.

Bible in Basic English

When the earth and all its people become feeble, I am the support of its pillars. (Selah.)

Darby Translation

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have established its pillars. Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

The earth and all dwelling in it being melted: I made even its pillars. Silence.

King James 2000

The earth and all inhabitants are dissolved: I hold up the pillars of it. Selah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[The] earth and all its inhabitants [are] shaking; I steady its columns. Selah

Modern King James verseion

The earth and all its people are melting away; I hold up its pillars. Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The earth is weak, and all that is therein; but I bear up her pillars. Selah.

NET Bible

When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. Selah.

The Emphasized Bible

Earth was melting away with all its inhabitants, I, have fixed the pillars thereof. Selah.

Webster

The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

World English Bible

The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

Melted is the earth and all its inhabitants, I -- I have pondered its pillars. Selah.

References

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

War

Context Readings

God Judges The Wicked

2 "At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity. 3 “The earth and all who dwell in it melt;
It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah.
4 I say to the boastful, 'Do not boast,' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horn;

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and on them he has set the world.

Isaiah 24:19

The earth is utterly broken, the earth is split apart, the earth is violently shaken.

1 Samuel 18:7

And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, "Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his ten thousands."

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.

1 Samuel 31:1-7

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

2 Samuel 5:2

In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"

Psalm 60:1-3

O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us.

Psalm 78:60-72

He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mankind,

Isaiah 24:1-12

Behold, the LORD will empty the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.

Isaiah 49:8

Thus says the LORD: "In a time of favor I have answered you; in a day of salvation I have helped you; I will keep you and give you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages,

Hebrews 1:3

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

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