Isaiah 42:10

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Sing to the LORD a brand new song! Praise him from the horizon of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it, you coastlands and those who live there!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽיהוָה֙ שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֔שׁ תְּהִלָּת֖וֹ מִקְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ יוֹרְדֵ֤י הַיָּם֙ וּמְלֹא֔וֹ אִיִּ֖ים וְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

šîrû laYHWH šîr ḥāḏāš təhillāṯô miqṣēh hāʾāreṣ yôrəḏê hayyām ûməlōʾô ʾîyîm wəyōšəḇêhem

Grammar Details

• *šîrû*: 2nd person masculine plural qal imperative verb - sing
• *laYHWH*: preposition + divine name - to Yahweh/to the LORD
• *šîr*: noun, masculine singular construct - song of
• *ḥāḏāš*: adjective, masculine singular - new
• *təhillāṯô*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his praise
• *miqṣēh*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from the end of
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth
• *yôrəḏê*: qal participle, masculine plural construct - those who go down to
• *hayyām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea
• *ûməlōʾô*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its fullness
• *ʾîyîm*: noun, masculine plural - coastlands/islands
• *wəyōšəḇêhem*: conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their inhabitants

Word Meanings

• *šîrû*: sing/sing praises
• *šîr*: song/hymn/psalm
• *ḥāḏāš*: new/fresh
• *təhillāṯô*: his praise/his glory
• *miqṣēh*: from the end of/from the extremity of
• *yôrəḏê*: those who go down to/those who descend to
• *yām*: sea/ocean/west
• *məlōʾô*: its fullness/its contents/all that is in it
• *ʾîyîm*: coastlands/islands/distant shores
• *yōšəḇêhem*: their inhabitants/their dwellers/those who live in them

Referenced Verses

• Ps 33:3 : 3 Sing to him a new song! Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him!
• Ps 40:3 : 3 He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the LORD!
• Isa 42:4 : 4 He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”
• Rom 15:9-9 : 9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,“Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.” 10 And again it says:“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” 11 And again,“Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.”
• Rev 5:9 : 9 They were singing a new song:“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
• Rev 14:3 : 3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.
• 1 Chr 16:32 : 32 Let the sea and everything in it shout! Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!
• Isa 44:23 : 23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the LORD intervenes; shout out, you subterranean regions of the earth. O mountains, give a joyful shout; you too, O forest and all your trees! For the LORD protects Jacob; he reveals his splendor through Israel.
• Isa 49:6 : 6 he says,“Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
• Isa 49:13 : 13 Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the LORD consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed.
• Isa 51:5 : 5 I am ready to vindicate, I am ready to deliver, I will establish justice among the nations. The coastlands wait patiently for me; they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power.
• Isa 60:9 : 9 Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me, the large ships are in the lead, bringing your sons from far away, along with their silver and gold, to honor the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you.
• Isa 65:14 : 14 Look, my servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts! But you will cry out as sorrow fills your hearts; you will wail because your spirits will be crushed.
• Zeph 2:11 : 11 The LORD will terrify them, for he will weaken all the gods of the earth. All the distant nations will worship the LORD in their own lands.
• Ps 96:1-3 : 1 Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth! 2 Sing to the LORD! Praise his name! Announce every day how he delivers! 3 Tell the nations about his splendor! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds!
• Ps 96:11 : 11 Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the sea and everything in it shout!
• Ps 97:1 : 1 The LORD reigns! Let the earth be happy! Let the many coastlands rejoice!
• Ps 98:1-4 : 1 A psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His right hand and his mighty arm accomplish deliverance. 2 The LORD demonstrates his power to deliver; in the sight of the nations he reveals his justice. 3 He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us. 4 Shout out praises to the LORD, all the earth! Break out in a joyful shout and sing!
• Ps 107:23-32 : 23 Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters. 24 They witnessed the acts of the LORD, his amazing feats on the deep water. 25 He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea. 26 They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors’ strength left them because the danger was so great. 27 They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. 28 They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. 29 He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent. 30 The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired. 31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! 32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside!
• Ps 117:1-2 : 1 Praise the LORD, all you nations! Applaud him, all you foreigners! 2 For his loyal love towers over us, and the LORD’s faithfulness endures. Praise the LORD!
• Ps 148:1-9 : 1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the sky! Praise him in the heavens! 2 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly! 3 Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars! 4 Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he gave the command and they came into existence. 6 He established them so they would endure; he issued a decree that will not be revoked. 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea creatures and all you ocean depths, 8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds, O stormy wind that carries out his orders, 9 you mountains and all you hills, you fruit trees and all you cedars, 10 you animals and all you cattle, you creeping things and birds, 11 you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth, 12 you young men and young women, you elderly, along with you children! 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky. 14 He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise– the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the LORD!
• Ps 150:6 : 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!
• Isa 24:14-16 : 14 They lift their voices and shout joyfully; they praise the majesty of the LORD in the west. 15 So in the east extol the LORD, along the seacoasts extol the fame of the LORD God of Israel. 16 From the ends of the earth we hear songs– the Just One is majestic. But I say,“I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! I’m doomed! Deceivers deceive, deceivers thoroughly deceive!”