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He stood
This means that Yahweh stopped walking and stood still, not that he stood up from a seated position.
measured the earth
Possible meanings are 1) the word translated as "measured" can be "shook" or 2) he surveyed the earth the way a conqueror would before assigning portions to his governors.
he looked and shook the nations
The nations shook with fear because he looked at them. This is the fear a guilty person has when he is afraid that the person looking at him will punish him.
eternal mountains ... everlasting hills
"mountains that have existed since the beginning of time ... hills that will exist until the end of time."
Even the eternal mountains were shattered
"Even the eternal mountains crumbled" or "He shattered even the eternal mountains"
His path is everlasting
"He walks along an ancient path"