He breaks open a shaft away from people;
In places forgotten by feet
They hang far away from men;
They swing to and fro.

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Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(A)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.

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Its stones are the source of sapphires,
And it contains gold dust.

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lapis lazuli(A) comes from its rocks,
    and its dust contains nuggets of gold.(B)

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You who [a]laid the foundations of the earth,
So that it should not be moved forever,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:5 Lit. founded the earth upon her bases

He set the earth(A) on its foundations;(B)
    it can never be moved.

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