Psalm 69:34
New International Version
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them,

New Living Translation
Praise him, O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them.

English Standard Version
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

Berean Standard Bible
Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

King James Bible
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

New King James Version
Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

New American Standard Bible
Heaven and earth shall praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

NASB 1995
Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

NASB 1977
Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

Legacy Standard Bible
Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

Amplified Bible
Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

Christian Standard Bible
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them,

American Standard Version
Let heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and everything that moveth therein.

Contemporary English Version
Heaven and earth will praise our God, and so will the oceans and everything in them.

English Revised Version
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let heaven and earth, the seas, and everything that moves in them, praise him.

Good News Translation
Praise God, O heaven and earth, seas and all creatures in them.

International Standard Version
Let the heavens and earth praise him, along with the sea and its swarming creatures.

Majority Standard Bible
Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

NET Bible
Let the heavens and the earth praise him, along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

New Heart English Bible
Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves in them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

World English Bible
Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The heavens and earth praise Him, "" Seas, and every moving thing in them.

Young's Literal Translation
The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.

Smith's Literal Translation
The heavens shall praise him, and the earth, the sea, and every creeping thing in it.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let the heavens and the earth praise him; the sea, and every thing that creepeth therein.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Let the heavens and the earth praise him: the sea, and everything that crawls in it.

New American Bible
Let the heaven and the earth praise him, the seas and whatever moves in them!”

New Revised Standard Version
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves therein.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Heaven and Earth will glorify him, and the seas and everything that swarms in them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Let the heavens and the earth raise him, the sea, and all things moving in them.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Waters Are Up to My Neck
33For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people. 34Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them. 35For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.…

Cross References
Isaiah 55:12
You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Revelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”

Psalm 96:11-12
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it. / Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

Psalm 148:7-10
Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths, / lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word, / mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, ...

Romans 8:19-22
The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ...

Isaiah 44:23
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.

Isaiah 49:13
Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

Psalm 98:7-8
Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it. / Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy

Job 12:7-10
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ...

Revelation 19:5-6
Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!” / And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

Psalm 150:6
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!

Philippians 2:10-11
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Psalm 145:10
All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.

Psalm 103:22
Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!

Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.


Treasury of Scripture

Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves therein.

Let

Psalm 96:11
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

Psalm 98:7,8
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein…

Psalm 148:1
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

moveth [heb.

Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

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Psalm 69
1. David complains of his affliction
13. He prays for deliverance
22. He devotes his enemies to destruction
30. He praises God with thanksgiving














Let heaven and earth praise Him
This phrase calls upon all of creation to worship God. The Hebrew word for "heaven" is "שָׁמַיִם" (shamayim), which often refers to the sky or the abode of God. It signifies the vastness and majesty of God's creation, reminding us that the heavens declare the glory of God (Psalm 19:1). The word "earth" in Hebrew is "אֶרֶץ" (erets), encompassing the physical world and all its inhabitants. This dual invocation of heaven and earth emphasizes the universality of God's sovereignty and the call for all creation to acknowledge His greatness. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of a cosmos filled with divine presence, where every element of creation is seen as a testament to God's power and glory.

the seas and all that moves in them
The "seas" in Hebrew is "יָם" (yam), often representing chaos and the unknown in ancient Near Eastern literature. Yet, in the biblical context, the seas are under God's control, as seen in Genesis 1:9-10, where God gathers the waters. This demonstrates His authority over even the most tumultuous aspects of creation. "All that moves in them" refers to the teeming life within the seas, highlighting the diversity and complexity of God's creation. The phrase underscores the idea that every creature, from the smallest fish to the largest sea monster, is part of God's creative work and is called to participate in the chorus of praise. This reflects the biblical theme of God's providence and care for all living things, as seen in passages like Psalm 104, which celebrates God's provision for the creatures of the sea.

Verse 34. - Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and everything that moveth therein (comp. Psalm 96:11). As Job calls on heaven and earth to sympathize with him in his distress (Job 16:18, 19), so David would have them to partake in his joy at his deliverance.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Let heaven
שָׁמַ֣יִם (šā·ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

and earth
וָאָ֑רֶץ (wā·’ā·reṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

praise Him,
יְֽ֭הַלְלוּהוּ (yə·hal·lū·hū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1984: To shine

the seas
יַ֝מִּ֗ים (yam·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

and all
וְֽכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

that moves
רֹמֵ֥שׂ (rō·mêś)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7430: To glide swiftly, to crawl, move with short steps, to swarm

therein.
בָּֽם׃ (bām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew


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