Psalm 65:6

Translations

Modern

You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.

Traditional

Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

Literal

…the One establishing the mountains by His strength, being girded with might,

Latin

Præparans montes in virtute tua, accinctus potentia;

Original

Hebrew

English

You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.

Notes

Psalms 65:6–7

God brought order to the mountains, the roaring oceans, and the pounding waves (see Psalms 95:4–5; 104:6–9).
The psalmist compares the chaotic forces of nature with the rebellion of the nations (see Psalms 2:1–12; 33:6–11; 46:6).

Psalms 65:1–13

This psalm recounts the reasons why all people should praise and revere God for his almighty power and merciful care for his universe.

Psalms 51:1–65:13

These psalms of David share a common theme. They reflect on the experience of evil. In Psalm 51, the psalmist admits his wrongdoing and asks for God's forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 express sorrow over specific evils David faced. A song of praise (Psalm 65) brings David's laments to an end.

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Related verses

Psalm 93:1
The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
Habakkuk 3:6
He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
Psalm 119:90
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
Micah 6:2
Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
Psalm 24:2
For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
1 Samuel 2:4
The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.

Glossary

David Music Power Psalms, Book of

Topics

God: Creator God: Power of Mountains: God: Set Fast Power of God in Establishing and Governing all Things The Power of God: Exhibited in Establishing and Governing all Things

Psalm 65:6

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