¶Praise the Lord from the earth, Sea monsters, and all the ocean depths;
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise Yahweh from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths;
- KJV Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
- BSB Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,
- NKJV Praise the Lord from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths;
- NLT Praise the Lord from the earth, you creatures of the ocean depths,
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Quick answer
Now the earth and the depths are called to praise God, beginning with sea creatures. The summons turns from heaven to the whole earthly realm.
Overview
The psalm shifts from the heavens to the earth, calling the great sea creatures and ocean depths to join in praise. Even the mysterious deep belongs to God and glorifies Him. All the earth, like the heavens, owes worship to its Creator and Sustainer in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Gen 1:21God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.
- Ps 74:13–14You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
- Ps 104:25–26There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
- Isa 43:20The animals of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,
- Job 41:1–34“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
- Isa 27:1In that day, Yahweh with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the twisted serpent; and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.
- Isa 51:9–10Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
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