- Bible
- Psalms
- Chapter 104
- Verse 8
Psalms 104:8
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
My Notes
Commentary
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
They go up by the mountains, they go down by the valleys,.... The Targum is,
"they ascend out of the deep to the mountains;''
that is, the waters, when they went off the earth at the divine…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
They go up by the mountains ... - That is, when they were gathered together into seas. They seemed to roll and tumble over hills and mountains, and to run down in valleys, until they found the deep…
When we are addressing ourselves to any religious service we must stir up ourselves to take hold on God in it (Isa 64:7); so David does here. "Come, my soul, where art thou? What art thou thinking of?…