Psalm 144:5

Translations

Modern

Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Traditional

Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Literal

O YHWH, bend Your heavens and come down! Touch the mountains, that they may smoke!

Latin

Domine, inclina cælos tuos, et descende; tange montes, et fumigabunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Notes

Psalms 144:5–8

The psalmist asks God to act against his enemies (compare Psalm 18:7–19).

Psalms 144:1–15

This lament begins with an exclamation of love for the Lord. The community then reflects on the temporary nature of life (Psalm 144:3–4). The psalmist asks for God's help and anticipates victory (Psalm 144:5–11).

A new song (Psalm 144:9–10) and a prayer for rescue (144:11) introduce the theme of the Lord’s blessings through his care and protection (Psalm 144:12–15).

Psalms 138:1–145:21

In this final group of psalms of David, psalms of praise and wisdom (Psalms 138–139, 145) form a frame around five psalms of lament (Psalms 140–144).

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Related verses

Psalm 18:9
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
Psalm 104:32
He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
Habakkuk 3:3–6
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
Nahum 1:3–6
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Hebrews 12:18
For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
Isaiah 64:1–2
If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,

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