Psalms 96:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִשְׂמְח֣וּ הַ֭שָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵ֣ל הָאָ֑רֶץ יִֽרְעַ֥ם הַ֝יָּ֗ם וּמְלֹאֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

yiśməḥû haššāmayim wəṯāḡēl hāʾāreṣ yirʿam hayyām ûməlōʾô

Grammar Details

• *yiśməḥû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will rejoice
• *haššāmayim*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the heavens
• *wəṯāḡēl*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and will be glad
• *hāʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth/land
• *yirʿam*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will roar/thunder
• *hayyām*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the sea
• *ûməlōʾô*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its fullness

Word Meanings

• *yiśməḥû*: will rejoice/be glad/be joyful
• *haššāmayim*: the heavens/sky
• *tāḡēl*: will be glad/rejoice/exult
• *hāʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
• *yirʿam*: will roar/thunder/rage
• *hayyām*: the sea/ocean
• *məlōʾô*: its fullness/everything in it/what fills it

Referenced Verses

• Ps 69:34 : 34 Let heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and everything that moveth therein.
• Isa 49:13 : 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.
• Ps 97:1 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad.
• Ps 98:7-9 : 7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein; 8 Let the floods clap their hands; Let the hills sing for joy together 9 Before Jehovah; For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
• Ps 148:1-4 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens: Praise him in the heights. 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye him, all his host. 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
• Isa 44:23 : 23 Sing, O ye heavens, for Jehovah hath done it; shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
• Luke 2:10 : 10 And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:
• Luke 2:13-14 : 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace {G2107} among men in whom he is well pleased.
• Luke 15:10 : 10 Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
• Rev 12:12 : 12 Therefore {G5124} rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the {G2730} earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.
• Rev 19:1-7 : 1 {G2532} After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, {G2532} {G5092} belong to {G2962} our God: 2 for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 3 And a second time they say, Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up for ever and ever. 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah. 5 And a voice came forth from the throne, saying, Give praise to our God, all ye his servants, {G2532} ye that fear him, the small and the great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth. 7 Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.