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Psalms 96:11

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Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
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  1. Isaiah 49:13Rank 1 from verse 11
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    13¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

  2. Psalms 69:34Rank 2 from verse 11
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    34Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

  3. Psalms 97:1Rank 3 from verse 11
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    1THE Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.

  4. Psalms 98:7–9Rank 4 from verse 11
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    7Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

    8Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

    9Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

  5. Psalms 148:1–4Rank 5 from verse 11
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

    2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

    3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

    4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

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Psalms 96:11

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

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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.

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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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sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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roar

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Sense 1: A deep, loud, prolonged cry or sound. Sense 2: To make such a sound, especially in distress or fierceness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

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12Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

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