Psalms 144:5
“Bow thy heauens, O Lord, and come downe: touch the mountaines, and they shall smoke.”
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Psalms 144:5 Context
3Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the sonne of man, that thou makest account of him? 4Man is like to vanity: his dayes are as a shadow that passeth away. 5Bow thy heauens, O Lord, and come downe: touch the mountaines, and they shall smoke. 6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoote out thine arrowes, and destroy them. 7Send thine hand from aboue, rid me, and deliuer me out of great waters: from the hand of strange children,
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Other Translations for Psalms 144:5
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
- King James Version
Bow Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Come down, O Lord, from your heavens: at your touch let the mountains give out smoke.
- Basic English Bible
Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;
- Darby Bible
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
- Webster's Bible
Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
- World English Bible
Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down, Strike against mountains, and they smoke.
- Youngs Literal Bible
O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 144:5
144:5 Come - To help me. Smoke - As Sinai did at thy glorious appearance, #Exod 19:18|. This is a figurative and poetical description of God's coming to take vengeance upon his enemies.