Psalms 69:34

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Let the heavens and the earth praise him, along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־שֹׁמֵ֣עַ אֶל־אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶת־אֲ֝סִירָ֗יו לֹ֣א בָזָֽה׃

Transliteration

Because-šōmēa' to-'eḇyônîm YHWH and-'ăsîrāyw not bāzâ

Grammar Details

• *šōmēa'*: Qal participle, masculine singular - listening
• *'eḇyônîm*: masculine plural adjective with prefixed preposition 'el - to needy ones
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD
• *'ăsîrāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed direct object marker - his prisoners
• *bāzâ*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has despised

Word Meanings

• *šōmēa'*: hears/listens to
• *'eḇyônîm*: needy ones/poor people
• *'ăsîrāyw*: his prisoners/his captives/those bound by him
• *bāzâ*: despises/disdains/holds in contempt

Referenced Verses

• Ps 96:11 : 11 Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the sea and everything in it shout!
• 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 55:12 : 12 Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.
• Rev 7:11-13 : 11 And all the angels stood there in a circle around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying,“Amen! Praise and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!” 13 Then one of the elders asked me,“These dressed in long white robes– who are they and where have they come from?”
• Gen 1:20 : 20 God said,“Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”
• Ps 98:7-8 : 7 Let the sea and everything in it shout, along with the world and those who live in it! 8 Let the rivers clap their hands! Let the mountains sing in unison
• 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 44:22-23 : 22 I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if they were a cloud, the guilt of your sins as if they were a cloud. Come back to me, for I protect you.” 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.