King James Version
Psalms 98:7 in the King James Version says “Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. the fulness: or, all it containeth” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 98 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. the fulness: or, all it containeth”
Psalms 98:7 · KJV
Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“roar”
H7481to tumble, i.e., be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger)
“Let the sea”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
“thereof the world”
H8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as babylonia,
“and they that dwell”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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