Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
- KJV Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
- NKJV Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
- NASB Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
- NLT Let the whole world fear the Lord, and let everyone stand in awe of him.
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Quick answer
All the earth and its inhabitants should fear and stand in awe of the Lord.
Overview
In response to God's creative power, the psalmist calls the whole world to reverent fear before him. Such awe is the fitting human response to the Creator's majesty. This universal summons anticipates the gospel's reach to all nations, who are called to revere the God revealed in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Rev 14:6–7Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
- Ps 96:9–10Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
- Rev 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Ps 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Ps 67:7God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
- Ps 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
- Jer 10:7–12Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
- Dan 6:25–26Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
- Heb 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
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