King James Version

Psalms 65:6

Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 65:7.

מֵכִ֣יןmekhinbe fittedכּוּןverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be fitted”, a verb used as a describing wordH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…הָרִ֣יםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.בְּכֹח֑וֹbekhochvoin forceכֹּחַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.נֶ֝אְזָ֗רnezarbind aboutאָזַרverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “bind about”, a verb used as a describing wordH247to beltbind (compass) about, gird (up, with).בִּגְבוּרָֽהbigvurahin forceגְּבוּרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in force”, the ordinary formH1369force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victoryforce, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(65-7) Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, who art girded about with might;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;

Young’s Literal Translation

Establishing mountains by His power, He hath been girded with might,

World English Bible

By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.

Darby Translation

Who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with power;

Douay-Rheims

Who turneth the sea into dry land, in the river they shall pass on foot: there shall we rejoice in him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(65-7) Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, who art girded about with might;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who dost establish the mountains in thy strength, being girded about with power;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἑτοιμάζων ὄρη ἐν τῇ ἰσχύϊ σου, περιεζωσμένος ἐν δυναστείᾳ·