King James Version
Psalms 33:8 in the King James Version says “Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.”
Psalms 33:8 · KJV
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. bringeth: Heb. maketh frustrate
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“stand in awe”
H1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place);
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“let all the inhabitants”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“of the world”
H8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as babylonia,
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