Psalm 97:5 {96:5}
Good News Translation
The hills melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

New Revised Standard Version
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

Contemporary English Version
Mountains melt away like wax in the presence of the LORD of all the earth.

New American Bible
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.

hills

Judges 5:4,5 O Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens and clouds dropped water. . . .

Isaiah 24:19,20 With breaking shall the earth be broken, with crushing shall the earth be crushed, with trembling shall the earth be moved. . . .

Isaiah 64:1,2 O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, and wouldst come down: the mountains would melt away at thy presence. . . .

Micah 1:3,4 Hear, all ye people: and let the earth give ear, and all that is therein: and let the Lord God be a witness to you, the Lord from his holy temple. . . .

Nahum 1:5 The mountains tremble at him, and the hills are made desolate: and the earth hath quaked at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein.

Habakkuk 3:6 He stood and measured the earth. He beheld, and melted the nations: and the ancient mountains were crushed to pieces. The hills of the world were bowed down by the journeys of his eternity.

the Lord of

Psalm 47:2 For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.

Psalm 83:18 And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.

Isaiah 54:5 For he that made thee shall rule over thee, the Lord of hosts is his name: and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, shall be called the God of all the earth.

Micah 4:13 But they have not known the thoughts of the Lord, and have not understood his counsel: because he hath gathered them together as the hay of the floor.

Zechariah 4:14 And he said: These are two sons of oil who stand before the Lord of the whole earth.

Mark 11:3 And if any man shall say to you: What are you doing? Say ye that the Lord hath need of him. And immediately he will let him come hither.

1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and ours.

Context
Let the Earth Rejoice
4His lightnings have shone forth to the world: the earth saw and trembled. 5The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.6The heavens declared his justice: and all people saw his glory.…
Cross References
Joshua 3:11
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth shall go before you into the Jordan.

Psalm 46:6
Nations were troubled, and kingdoms were bowed down: he uttered his voice, the earth trembled.

Psalm 68:2
As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Psalm 104:32
He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he troubleth the mountains, and they smoke.

Amos 9:5
And if they go into captivity before their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall kill them. And I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

Micah 1:4
For behold the Lord will come forth out of his place: and he will come down, and will tread upon the high places of the earth.

Nahum 1:5
The mountains tremble at him, and the hills are made desolate: and the earth hath quaked at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein.

Psalm 97:4
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