Psalms 98:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Let the sea roar with everything in it; let the world and everyone who lives in it join in.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse calls for all of creation - the oceans, the earth, and every person - to praise God together.

📚 Historical Context

Psalm 98 is a song of praise celebrating God's victory and salvation for Israel. In ancient Hebrew poetry, calling on nature to 'sing' or 'roar' in praise was a common way to express that God's goodness affects all creation. The psalmist uses the image of the mighty sea and the entire populated world to show the universal scope of God's reign.

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