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Psalms 69:34

69:33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. moveth: Heb. creepeth

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Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!

Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves therein.

69:35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

What does Psalms 69:34 mean?

Psalms 69:34 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), הָלַל (hâlal).

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Let
the
heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
and
earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
praiseהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
him,
the
seas,יָםyâm/yawm/H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
and
every
thing
that
movethרָמַשׂrâmas/raw-mas'/H7430properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
therein.
moveth:
Heb.
creepeth

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 69:34.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

Genesis 9:2

And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:15

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

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What does Psalms 69:34 say?

Psalms 69:34 (King James Version) reads: "Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. moveth: Heb. creepeth"

Is Psalms 69:34 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:34 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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