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Psalms 69:34
34Let heaven and earth, the seas, and everything that moves in them, praise him.
Psalms 69:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
- New International Version (NIV)Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.
Context of Psalms 69:34
32Oppressed people will see ⌞this⌟ and rejoice. May the hearts of those who look to God for help be refreshed. 33The Lord listens to needy people. He does not despise his own who are in prison. Let heaven and earth, the seas, and everything that moves in them, praise him. 35When God saves Zion, he will rebuild the cities of Judah. His servants will live there and take possession of it. 36The descendants of his servants will inherit it. Those who love him will live there.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:34 word by word
יְֽ֭הַלְלוּהוּ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֑רֶץ יַ֝מִּ֗ים וְֽכָל־רֹמֵ֥שׂ בָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 69:34
- Psalms 96:11Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder.
- Psalms 98:7Let the sea, everything in it, the world, and those who live in it roar like thunder.
- Psalms 148:1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him in the heights above.
- Psalms 150:6Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Hallelujah!
- Isaiah 44:22I made your rebellious acts disappear like a thick cloud and your sins like the morning mist. Come back to me, because I have reclaimed you.
- Isaiah 49:13Sing with joy, you heavens! Rejoice, you earth! Break into shouts of joy, you mountains! The Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his humble people.
- Isaiah 55:12You will go out with joy and be led out in peace. The mountains and the hills will break into songs of joy in your presence, and all the trees will clap their hands.
- Revelation 7:11All the angels stood around the throne with the leaders and the four living creatures. They bowed in front of the throne with their faces touching the ground, worshiped God,
- Genesis 1:20Then God said, “Let the water swarm with swimming creatures, and let birds fly through the sky over the earth.”
Commentaries on Psalms 69:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Let the heaven and earth praise him - The psalmist has the fullest confidence that God will turn their captivity, and therefore calls upon all creatures to magnify him for his mercy.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Let the heaven and earth praise him - All things; all above and all below. The seas - The waters - the oceans. This is in accordance with what often occurs in the Scriptures, when all things, animate and inanimate, are called on to praise God. Compare Psalm 148:1-14. And everything that moveth therein - Margin, as in Hebrew, “creepeth.” Compare the notes at Psalm 8:8. See also the notes at Isaiah 55:12.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-36Verses 30-36 The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us, that humble and thankful praises are more pleasing to God than the most costly, pompous sacrifices. The humble shall look to him, and be glad; those that seek him through Christ shall live and be comforted. God will do great things for the gospel church, in which let all who wish well to it rejoice. A seed shall…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-36The psalmist prays for Zion, offering a new petition from a new circumstance. He applies the prayer (Psalm 69:1–33) to the desperate condition of Judah (see 51:18–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3634-36. The call on the universe for praise is well sustained by the prediction of the perpetual and extended blessings which shall come upon the covenant-people of God. Though, as usual, the imagery is taken from terms used of Palestine, the whole tenor of the context indicates that the spiritual privileges and blessings of the Church are meant.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 69
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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