Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
- BSB Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
- NKJV Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.
- NASB ¶Heaven and earth shall praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.
- NLT Praise him, O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them.
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Quick answer
David calls all creation, heaven, earth, and seas, to praise God. It summons the whole universe to worship the Lord.
Overview
David widens his praise to embrace the heavens, the earth, and the teeming seas, calling all creation to honor God. The God who saves his afflicted people is the Creator and Lord of all. Such cosmic praise anticipates the day when every creature in heaven and earth will worship God and the Lamb (Revelation 5:13).
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 49:13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
- Ps 150:6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
- Ps 96:11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
- Isa 55:12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- Ps 148:1–14Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
- Isa 44:22–23I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
- Ps 98:7–8Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
- Rev 7:11–13And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
- Gen 1:20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
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