when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Parallel translations
- KJV When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- BSB while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- NKJV When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- NASB When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- NLT as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
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Quick answer
At creation the morning stars sang and the angels shouted for joy. The making of the world was an occasion of cosmic worship.
Overview
God describes the joyful praise of the heavenly host as the earth was founded. The 'sons of God' (angels) and the 'morning stars' celebrated the Creator's work, and Job was not even present. The verse reveals that creation itself is meant to evoke worship, a worship in which the redeemed will one day fully share.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Rev 5:11I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;
- Job 1:6Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them.
- Ezra 3:11–12They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.
- Rev 22:16I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.”
- Ps 104:4He makes his messengers winds; his servants flames of fire.
- Rev 2:28and I will give him the morning star.
- Job 2:1Again, on the day when the God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.
- Zech 4:7Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”
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