King James Version
psalm 98:8 in the King James Version says “Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together” — study this verse from psalm chapter 98 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together”
psalm 98:8 · KJV
With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
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
Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
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