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Psalm 96

Psa. 96:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Leto the heavens
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
rejoice
samach (Hebrew #8055)
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
KJV usage: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, X very.
Pronounce: saw-makh'
Origin: a primitive root
, and let the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
be glad
giyl (Hebrew #1523)
a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
KJV usage: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
Pronounce: gheel
Origin: or (by permutation) guwl {gool}
; let the sea
yam (Hebrew #3220)
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
KJV usage: sea (X -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Pronounce: yawm
Origin: from an unused root meaning to roar
roar
ra`am (Hebrew #7481)
to tumble, i.e. be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger)
KJV usage: make to fret, roar, thunder, trouble.
Pronounce: raw-am'
Origin: a primitive root
, and the fulness
mlo' (Hebrew #4393)
or mlow (Ezekiel 41:8), {mel-o'}; from 4390; fulness (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X all along, X all that is (there-)in, fill, (X that whereof...was) full, fulness, (hand- )full, multitude.
Pronounce: mel-o'
Origin: rarely mlowf {mel-o'}
thereof.

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the heavens.
Psa. 69:34• 34Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein. (Psa. 69:34)
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Psa. 148:1‑4• 1Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
2Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.
3Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.
4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
(Psa. 148:1‑4)
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Isa. 44:23• 23Sing, ye heavens; for Jehovah hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, the forest, and every tree therein! For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. (Isa. 44:23)
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Isa. 49:13• 13Shout, ye heavens; and be joyful, thou earth; and break forth into singing, ye mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted ones. (Isa. 49:13)
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Luke 2:10,13‑14• 10And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;
13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.
(Luke 2:10,13‑14)
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Luke 15:10• 10Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner. (Luke 15:10)
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Rev. 12:12• 12Therefore be full of delight, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great rage, knowing he has a short time. (Rev. 12:12)
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Rev. 19:1‑7• 1After these things I heard as a loud voice of a great multitude in the heaven, saying, Hallelujah: the salvation and the glory and the power of our God:
2for true and righteous are his judgments; for he has judged the great harlot which corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his bondmen at her hand.
3And a second time they said, Hallelujah. And her smoke goes up to the ages of ages.
4And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and did homage to God who sits upon the throne, saying, Amen, Hallelujah.
5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his bondmen, and ye that fear him, small and great.
6And I heard as a voice of a great crowd, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunders, saying, Hallelujah, for the Lord our God the Almighty has taken to himself kingly power.
7Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.
(Rev. 19:1‑7)
the sea.
 (vv. 11-13) Worldwide blessing will result in the heavens uniting with the earth in joy and gladness. The sea and its fullness, the field and all that is therein will exult and be glad. (Psalms 96 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;