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Psalm 33:8

Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

6By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.
7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
8Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
10The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
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The repeated word “all” leaves no one outside the summons to fear YHWH, whose word made the heavens in the surrounding lines.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Revelation 14:6–7I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.Both passages have a worldwide scope: the psalm addresses all earth’s inhabitants, and the angel’s proclamation reaches every nation.
Psalm 96:9–10Worship the LORD in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.Both summon all the earth to reverence before the LORD, using the language of awe and trembling.
Revelation 15:4Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have …Both speak of fearing the Lord across the whole world, with Revelation declaring that all nations will worship before him.
Psalm 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.Both extend worship beyond one people: all earth’s inhabitants are summoned to awe, and the nations turn to the LORD.
Psalm 4:4Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.Both command people to stand in awe; Psalm 4 connects that posture with refusing sin and searching the heart.
Jeremiah 10:7–12Who shouldn’t fear you, King of the nations? For it belongs to you. Because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is no …Both present fear of the LORD as fitting for all peoples, with Jeremiah naming him King of the nations.
Psalm 76:7You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?Both declare that God is to be feared; Psalm 76 gives that fear weight by speaking of his anger.
Daniel 6:25–26Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages who dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you.Both address people throughout the earth, though the supplied words from Darius offer peace rather than a command to fear.
Hebrews 12:29for our God is a consuming fire.The shared thread is God’s fearsome greatness: Psalm 33 commands awe, while Hebrews describes God as a consuming fire.
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YHWH who made the heavens by his word deserves the reverence of every person on earth. His claim reaches beyond every border.

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