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1 Chronicles 16:31

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Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.
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  1. Psalms 96:10Rank 1 from verse 31
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    10Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

  2. Psalms 97:1Rank 2 from verse 31
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    1THE Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.

  3. Psalms 99:1Rank 3 from verse 31
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    1THE Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

  4. Revelation 19:6Rank 4 from verse 31
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    6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

  5. Psalms 93:1–2Rank 5 from verse 31
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    1THE Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

    2Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.

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1 Chronicles 16:31

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

glad

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Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rejoice

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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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nations

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Sense 1: Distinct peoples or political communities. Sense 2: The Gentile peoples as distinguished from Israel.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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30Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

31Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.

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32Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

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