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Psalms 95:4
In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the assembly, immediately following the declaration that the LORD is a great King above all gods. The statement grounds the call to worship in God's established authority over creation.
The words — The text highlights מֶחְקְרֵי־ (mech.kerei) meaning "the depths of" and תוֹעֲפ֖וֹת (to'afot) meaning "peaks" or "heights." These terms frame the verse's literal claim that God's hand holds both the lowest and highest geographical extremes.
The thread — This motif of divine control over deep places and mountains runs through Psalms 135:6, Habakkuk 3:6, and Nahum 1:5. These passages trace a consistent scriptural assertion that God's authority spans and governs all terrestrial extremes.
Why it lands — The verse asserts that no part of the earth exists outside God's ownership or control. It requires the reader to acknowledge His absolute sovereignty before acting on any subsequent command.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.
Cross-references
- Psalms 135:6 The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.
- 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.
- Nahum 1:5 The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.
- Habakkuk 3:10 The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
- Job 9:5 He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
- Micah 1:4 The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
- Job 11:10 If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
- Psalms 65:6 You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
- Psalms 97:5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
- Psalms 21:2 You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah