Isaiah 64:3
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When thou shalt do wonderful things, we shall not bear them: thou didst come down, and at thy presence the mountains melted away.

thou didst

Exodus 34:10 The Lord answered: I will make a covenant in the sight of all, I will do signs such as were never seen upon the earth, nor in any nations; that this people, in the midst of whom thou art, may see the terrible work of the Lord which I will do.

Deuteronomy 4:34 If God ever did so as to go, and take to himself a nation out of the midst of nations by temptations, signs, and wonders, by fight, and a strong hand, and stretched out arm, and horrible visions according to all the things that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, before thy eyes.

Deuteronomy 10:21 He is thy praise, and thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thy eyes have seen.

Judges 5:4,5 O Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens and clouds dropped water. . . .

2 Samuel 7:23 And what nation is there upon earth, as thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for them great and terrible things, upon the earth, before the face of thy people, whom thou redeemedst to thyself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods.

Psalm 65:6 Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power:

Psalm 66:3,5 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee. . . .

Psalm 68:8 The earth was moved, and the heavens dropped at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.

Psalm 76:12 Even to him who taketh away the spirit of princes: to the terrible with the kings of the earth.

Psalm 105:27-36 He gave them power to shew them signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham. . . .

Psalm 106:22 Wondrous works in the land of Cham: terrible things in the Red Sea.

the mountains

Isaiah 64:1 O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, and wouldst come down: the mountains would melt away at thy presence.

Habakkuk 3:3,6 God will come from the south, and the holy one from mount Pharan: His glory covered the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise. . . .

Context
A Prayer for God's Power
2They would melt as at the burning of fire, the waters would burn with fire, that thy name might be made known to thy enemies: that the nations might tremble at thy presence. 3When thou shalt do wonderful things, we shall not bear them: thou didst come down, and at thy presence the mountains melted away.4From the beginning of the world they have not heard, nor perceived with the ears: the eye hath not seen, O God, besides thee, what things thou hast prepared for them that wait for thee.…
Cross References
Psalm 65:5
Wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our saviour, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off.

Psalm 66:3
Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee.

Psalm 66:5
Come and see the works of God; who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

Psalm 106:22
Wondrous works in the land of Cham: terrible things in the Red Sea.

Isaiah 5:25
Therefore is the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched out his hand upon them, and struck them: and the mountains were troubles, and their carcasses became as dung in the midst of the streets. For after this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Lexicon
When You did
בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָ֥ (ba·‘ă·śō·wṯ·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

awesome works
נוֹרָא֖וֹת (nō·w·rā·’ō·wṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

that we did not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

expect,
נְקַוֶּ֑ה (nə·qaw·weh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect

You came down,
יָרַ֕דְתָּ (yā·raḏ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

and the mountains
הָרִ֥ים (hā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

trembled
נָזֹֽלּוּ׃ (nā·zōl·lū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2151: To shake, to quake, to be loose morally, worthless, prodigal

at Your presence.
מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ (mip·pā·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face


Additional Translations
When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.When you did terrible things which we looked not for, you came down, the mountains flowed down at your presence.

When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.

whenever thou shalt work gloriously; trembling from thee shall take hold upon the mountains.

When thou didst terrible things [which] we looked not for, thou camest down, and the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

When you did awesome things which we didn't look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.

In Thy doing fearful things -- we expect not, Thou didst come down, From Thy presence did mountains flow.
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