Psalms 104:8
What does Psalms 104:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 104:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They go up hills--they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 33:7
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.
- Genesis 8:5
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
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