Psalms 96:11

96:10 Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. the fulness: or, all it containeth

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Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof.

96:12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

What does Psalms 96:11 mean?

Psalms 96:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim), שָׂמַח (sâmach), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

the

heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/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)

rejoice,שָׂמַחsâmach/saw-makh'/H8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

and

let

the

earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

glad;גִּילgîyl/gheel/H1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear

let

the

seaיָםyâm/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

roar,רָעַםrâʻam/raw-am'/H7481to tumble, i.e. be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger)

and

the

fulnessמְלֹאmᵉlôʼ/mel-o'/H4393fulness (literally or figuratively)

thereof.

the

fulness:

or,

all

containeth

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 96:11.

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

1 Chronicles 16:31

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

1 Chronicles 16:32

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

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 96:11 say?

Psalms 96:11 (King James Version) reads: "Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. the fulness: or, all it containeth"

Is Psalms 96:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 96:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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