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Psalms 98:4

98:3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

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Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

98:5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

What does Psalms 98:4 mean?

Psalms 98:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רוּעַ (rûwaʻ), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

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Make
a
joyful
noiseרוּעַrûwaʻ/roo-ah'/H7321to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
unto
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
all
the
earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
make
a
loud
noise,פָּצַחpâtsach/paw-tsakh'/H6476to break out (in joyful sound)
and
rejoice,רָנַןrânan/raw-nan'/H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
and
singזָמַרzâmar/zaw-mar'/H2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
praise.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 98:4.

Isaiah 44:23

Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

Genesis 6:6

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Isaiah 16:10

And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.

Job 38:7

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

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What does Psalms 98:4 say?

Psalms 98:4 (King James Version) reads: "Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise."

Is Psalms 98:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 98:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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