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Psalms 97:5 — King James Version← Study notes

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.


Psalms 97:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 97:59 words
HebrewMeaning
הָרִ֗יםhāriym
mountainsnounH2022
mount · promotion
כַּ/דּוֹנַ֗גkadwōnag
like waxpronH1749
נָ֭מַסּוּnāmasw
they meltverbH4549
faint · be loosed · melt · refuse ···
מִ/לִּ/פְנֵ֣יmilipənēy
from to beforepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
מִ֝/לִּ/פְנֵ֗יmilipənēy
from to beforepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
אֲד֣וֹןʾădwōn
the lord ofnounH113
master · owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הָ/אָֽרֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 97:5

1. ...This Psalm is entitled, “A Psalm of David's, when his land was restored.” Let us refer the whole to Christ, if we wish to keep the road of a right understanding: let us not depart from the corner stone, Ephesians 2:20 lest our understanding suffer a fall: in Him let that become fixed, which wavered with unstable motion; let that rest upon Him, which before was waving to and fro in uncertainty. Whatever doubt a man has in his mind when he hears the Scriptures of God, let…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 97 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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