Psalm 104:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You coveredכִּסִּיתֹ֑ו
(kis·si·tov;)
3680: to covera prim. root
it with the deepתְּ֭הֹום
(te·ho·vm)
8415: deep, sea, abyssfrom an unused word
as with a garment;כַּלְּב֣וּשׁ
(kal·le·vush)
3830: a garment, clothing, raimentfrom labash
The watersמָֽיִם׃
(ma·yim.)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
were standingיַֽעַמְדוּ־
(ya·'am·du-)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
aboveעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the mountains.הָ֝רִ֗ים
(ha·rim)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Thou coveredst
kacah  (kaw-saw')
to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm.
it with the deep
thowm  (teh-home')
an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) -- deep (place), depth.
as with a garment
lbuwsh  (leb-oosh')
a garment; by implication (euphem.) a wife -- apparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
stood
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
above the mountains
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.

King James Bible
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

International Standard Version
You covered the primeval ocean like a garment; the water stood above the mountains.

NET Bible
The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The deep was like a cloak for its covering and above the mountains the waters rose up.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You covered the earth with an ocean as though it were a robe. Water stood above the mountains

King James 2000 Bible
You covered it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
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