Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax. New Living Translation High in the mountains live the wild goats, and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes. English Standard Version The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. Berean Standard Bible The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers. King James Bible The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. New King James Version The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers. New American Standard Bible The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock hyrax. NASB 1995 The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim. NASB 1977 The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers. Legacy Standard Bible The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim. Amplified Bible The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the shephanim. Christian Standard Bible The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. Holman Christian Standard Bible The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. American Standard Version The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies. Contemporary English Version Wild goats find a home in the tall mountains, and small animals can hide between the rocks. English Revised Version The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies. GOD'S WORD® Translation The high mountains are for wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for badgers. Good News Translation The wild goats live in the high mountains, and the rock badgers hide in the cliffs. International Standard Version The high mountains are for wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock badger. Majority Standard Bible The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers. NET Bible The wild goats live in the high mountains; the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs. New Heart English Bible The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. Webster's Bible Translation The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. World English Bible The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes, Young's Literal Translation The high hills are for wild goats, Rocks are a refuge for conies, Smith's Literal Translation The high mountains for the wild goats; the rocks a refuge for the conies. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible The high mountains are for wild goats; the rocky cliffs, a refuge for badgers. New Revised Standard Version The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the coneys. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe high mountains are a refuge for the wild goats, and the rocks a refuge for the conies. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The high mountains for the mountain goats and the crags are a refuge for the rabbits. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies. Brenton Septuagint Translation The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, and the rock for the rabbits. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!…17where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. 18The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers. 19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.… Cross References Job 39:1-4 “Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn? / Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth? / They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn. ... Proverbs 30:26 the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks; Isaiah 2:14 against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, Isaiah 33:16 he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured. Jeremiah 49:16 The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. Obadiah 1:3-4 The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. Habakkuk 3:19 GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. 1 Samuel 24:2 So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. 1 Kings 19:9 There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Judges 6:2 and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. Matthew 8:20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? Luke 9:58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” Luke 19:40 “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.” Romans 9:33 as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” Treasury of Scripture The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. the wild goats. 1 Samuel 24:2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. Job 39:1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? the conies Deuteronomy 14:7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you. Proverbs 30:26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; Jump to Previous Badgers Beasts Belong Cliffs Coneys Conies Crags Goats High Hills Mountain Mountains Refuge Rock Rock-Badgers Rocks Safe Shephanim Small WildJump to Next Badgers Beasts Belong Cliffs Coneys Conies Crags Goats High Hills Mountain Mountains Refuge Rock Rock-Badgers Rocks Safe Shephanim Small WildPsalm 104 1. A meditation upon the mighty power7. And wonderful providence of God 31. God's glory is eternal 33. The prophet vows perpetually to praise God The high mountains The phrase "the high mountains" in Psalm 104:18 refers to the elevated terrains that are often seen as majestic and awe-inspiring parts of God's creation. In the Hebrew text, the word for "mountains" is "הָרִים" (harim), which signifies not just physical elevation but also spiritual significance. Mountains in biblical times were often places of refuge, worship, and divine encounters. For instance, Mount Sinai was where Moses received the Ten Commandments, and Mount Zion is frequently mentioned as the dwelling place of God. The high mountains symbolize stability, strength, and the grandeur of God's creation, reminding us of His omnipotence and the beauty of His handiwork. are for the wild goats the crags a refuge for the coneys Conies.--Heb., sh?phan, i.e., "hider." (Comp. Leviticus 11:5, and Bible Educator, II., 201.) Naturalists know it as the hyrax Syriacus. The LXX., Vulg., and Aquila have "hedgehogs." Verse 18. - The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats. Even the desolate ranges of the higher mountains are designed by God for the good of his creatures. They furnish a refuge for the ibex, or wild goat, when the hunter presses ca him; and, if they cannot give him food, give him safety. And the rocks for the conies; rather, for the marmots. Marmots still inhabit Palestine, though they are rarely seen; "conies," i.e. rabbits do not. The marmots are "a feeble folk, that make their houses in the rocks" (Proverbs 30:26).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The highהַ֭גְּבֹהִים (hag·gə·ḇō·hîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1364: Elevated, powerful, arrogant mountains הָרִ֣ים (hā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country are for the wild goats, לַיְּעֵלִ֑ים (lay·yə·‘ê·lîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3277: Mountain goat the cliffs סְ֝לָעִ֗ים (sə·lā·‘îm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5553: A craggy rock a refuge מַחְסֶ֥ה (maḥ·seh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4268: Refuge, shelter for the coneys. לַֽשְׁפַנִּֽים׃ (laš·p̄an·nîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8227: A species of rockrabbit, the hyrax Links Psalm 104:18 NIVPsalm 104:18 NLT Psalm 104:18 ESV Psalm 104:18 NASB Psalm 104:18 KJV Psalm 104:18 BibleApps.com Psalm 104:18 Biblia Paralela Psalm 104:18 Chinese Bible Psalm 104:18 French Bible Psalm 104:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 104:18 The high mountains are for the wild (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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