Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let the sea roar, and its fullness! Let the field exult, and all that is in it!
- KJV Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.
- NKJV Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.
- NASB Let the sea roar, and everything it contains; Let the field rejoice, and everything that is in it.
- NLT Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
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Quick answer
Let the sea roar and the fields exult with all they contain. Even the natural world is called to praise its Maker.
Overview
The psalm personifies the sea and fields as joining in praise, depicting all creation responding to its Lord. Nature itself testifies to and rejoices in God's reign. This anticipates the renewal of creation, which in Christ will be freed from corruption and share in the joy of redemption.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ps 98:7–8Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.
- Ps 148:9–10mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
- Ps 93:4Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.
- Isa 44:23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
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