Psalms 98:8

98:7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. the fulness: or, all it containeth

Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

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Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.

Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

98:9 Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

What does Psalms 98:8 mean?

Psalms 98:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָהָר (nâhâr), מָחָא (mâchâʼ), כַּף (kaph).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

the

floodsנָהָרnâhâr/naw-hawr'/H5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity

clapמָחָאmâchâʼ/maw-khaw'/H4222to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation)

their

hands:כַּףkaph/kaf/H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

let

the

hillsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

joyfulרָנַןrânan/raw-nan'/H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)

togetherיַחַדyachad/yakh'-ad/H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

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What does Psalms 98:8 say?

Psalms 98:8 (King James Version) reads: "Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together"

Is Psalms 98:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 98:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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