Psalms 98:7

7 Let the sea and all that fills it, the world and those who live in it, resound.^[a]

Psalms 98:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 98:7

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof
(See Gill on Psalms 96:11),

the world, and they that dwell therein;
men, the inhabitants of the world; that is, let them rejoice because this glorious King has taken to himself his great power, and reigns, ( Revelation 11:15-17 ) .

Psalms 98:7 In-Context

5 Sing to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.

6 With trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn shout triumphantly in the presence of the Lord, our King.

7 Let the sea and all that fills it, the world and those who live in it, resound.

8 Let the rivers clap their hands; let the mountains shout together for joy

9 before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world righteously and the peoples fairly.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ps 96:11; 97:1; 1 Ch 16:31-32