Psalms 98:4

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“Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!”

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BSBPD

“Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all the earth: Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Shout to Jehovah, all the earth, Break forth, and cry aloud, and sing.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 98:4 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 47:1Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
  2. Psalms 66:1Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
  3. Psalms 66:4All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
  4. Psalms 67:4Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
  5. Psalms 71:22So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
  6. Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
  7. Psalms 95:2Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.
  8. Psalms 100:1Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
  9. Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
  10. Isaiah 42:11Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
  11. Isaiah 44:23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
  12. Jeremiah 33:11the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
  13. Zephaniah 3:14Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
  14. Matthew 21:9The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
  15. Revelation 19:1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
  16. Revelation 19:6And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

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