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Psalm 98:7

Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.

5Sing praises to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.
6With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn, make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD.
7Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
8Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.
9Let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
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Notice

The roaring sea widens the sound of praise beyond human voices, drawing the whole inhabited world into a song before YHWH.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 24:1A Psalm by David. The earth is the LORD’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.Both name the world and its inhabitants; Psalm 24 declares the LORD’s ownership, while Psalm 98 summons them to praise.
Isaiah 49:13Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth! Break out into singing, mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.Both summon creation to join in praise, extending the song beyond human voices to the earth itself.
Psalm 96:11–97:1Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!Both summon the sea to roar with its fullness as part of creation’s rejoicing.
Isaiah 61:11For as the earth produces its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to …Both connect the earth with praise, though Isaiah uses growing plants while the psalm uses the roaring sea.
Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.Both include the world and all its inhabitants in a response to God, with praise in the psalm and trembling in Nahum.
Jeremiah 47:2The LORD says: “Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and will become an overflowing stream, and will overflow the land and all that is therein, the city …Both mention waters and inhabited places, though Jeremiah describes destructive flooding and human wailing rather than the psalm’s praise.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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Encouragement

Your voice has a place in this vast song. The sea and the inhabited world are summoned to praise YHWH, whose coming judgment is righteous and fair.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).