King James Version
Psalms 104:5 in the King James Version says “Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever . Who: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 104 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever . Who: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases”
Psalms 104:5 · KJV
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever . Who: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
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“Who laid”
H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“the foundations”
H4349properly, a fixture, i.e., a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e., (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or wit
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