A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!
- KJV Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
- NKJV Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
- NASB Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
- NLT Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
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Quick answer
All the earth is called to shout for joy to the LORD. Joyful praise is the fitting tribute to the King of all.
Overview
This well-loved psalm of thanksgiving opens with a universal summons to glad worship. The command embraces 'all you lands,' inviting every people to praise the true God. It anticipates the gospel's reach to all nations, who are called to rejoice in the Lord through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Ps 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
- Luke 19:37And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
- Ps 32:11Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Zeph 3:14Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
- Ps 95:1–2Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- Rom 15:10Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
- Isa 42:10–12Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
- Ps 117:1–2Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
- Ps 66:1For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
- Ps 47:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
- Zech 14:9On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
- Ps 47:5God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.
- Deut 32:43Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
- Ps 67:4Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
- Ps 145:1A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Ps 66:4All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
- Isa 24:14–16They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.
- Ps 68:32Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—Selah
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