Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; New Living Translation Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy English Standard Version Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together Berean Standard Bible Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy King James Bible Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together New King James Version Let the rivers clap their hands; Let the hills be joyful together New American Standard Bible May the rivers clap their hands, May the mountains sing together for joy NASB 1995 Let the rivers clap their hands, Let the mountains sing together for joy NASB 1977 Let the rivers clap their hands; Let the mountains sing together for joy Legacy Standard Bible Let the rivers clap their hands, Let the mountains sing together for joy Amplified Bible Let the rivers clap their hands; Let the mountains sing together for joy and delight Christian Standard Bible Let the rivers clap their hands; let the mountains shout together for joy Holman Christian Standard Bible Let the rivers clap their hands; let the mountains shout together for joy American Standard Version Let the floods clap their hands; Let the hills sing for joy together Contemporary English Version Order the rivers to clap their hands, and all the hills to sing together. English Revised Version Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together; GOD'S WORD® Translation Let the rivers clap their hands and the mountains sing joyfully Good News Translation Clap your hands, you rivers; you hills, sing together with joy before the LORD, International Standard Version let the rivers clap their hands in unison; and let the mountains sing for joy Majority Standard Bible Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy NET Bible Let the rivers clap their hands! Let the mountains sing in unison New Heart English Bible Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together. Webster's Bible Translation Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together World English Bible Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFloods clap hand, together hills cry aloud, Young's Literal Translation Floods clap hand, together hills cry aloud, Smith's Literal Translation The rivers shall clap the hand: the mountains shall rejoice together. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe rivers shall clap their hands, the mountains shall rejoice together Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains shout with them for joy, New Revised Standard Version Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing together for joy Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet the rivers clap their hands; let the hills be joyful together Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The rivers will clap hands together and the mountains will sing OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let the floods clap their hands; Let the mountains sing for joy together; Brenton Septuagint Translation The rivers shall clap their hands together; the mountains shall exult. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sing to the LORD a New Song…7Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it. 8Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy 9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.… Cross References Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 44:23 Sing 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. Isaiah 49:13 Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones. Isaiah 35:1-2 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. Isaiah 42:10-12 Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them. / Let 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. / Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands. Romans 8:19-22 The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ... Luke 19:40 “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.” Psalm 96:11-13 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it. / Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy / before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness. Psalm 93:3-4 The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves. / Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic. Psalm 89:5-6 The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones. / For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? Psalm 65:12-13 The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy. / The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing. Psalm 47:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph. Psalm 19:1-4 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. / Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. / Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard, ... Revelation 5:13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!” Revelation 19:6 And 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. Treasury of Scripture Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together let the floods Psalm 47:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 Kings 11:12 And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. Isaiah 55:12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. hills Psalm 65:12,13 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side… Jump to Previous Aloud Clap Cry Floods Glad Hand Hands Hills Joy Joyful Mountains Rivers Sing Sounds Streams TogetherJump to Next Aloud Clap Cry Floods Glad Hand Hands Hills Joy Joyful Mountains Rivers Sing Sounds Streams TogetherPsalm 98 1. The psalmist exhorts the Jews4. The Gentiles 7. And all the creatures, to praise God Let the rivers clap their hands This phrase is a vivid example of personification, a literary device where human characteristics are attributed to non-human entities. In the Hebrew text, the word for "rivers" is "נְהָרוֹת" (neharot), which refers to flowing bodies of water. Rivers, in the ancient Near Eastern context, were often seen as symbols of life and sustenance, providing water for agriculture and daily living. The act of clapping hands is a universal gesture of joy and celebration. In this context, it suggests that all of creation is joining in a symphony of praise to God. The imagery of rivers clapping their hands evokes a sense of overwhelming joy and unity in worship, as if even the natural world cannot contain its excitement for the Lord's righteous reign. let the mountains sing together for joy Let the hills be joyful together.-- "Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among, Leaps the live thunder! Not from one long cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers through her misty shroud Back to the joyous Alps who call to her aloud." BYRON: Childe Harold, canto iii. Verse 8. - Let the floods clap their hands. This bold metaphor occurs only here and in Isaiah 55:12, where the "trees" are asked to "clap their hands." Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord; or, sing for joy together; i.e. join with the rest of nature in expressing gladness.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Let the riversנְהָר֥וֹת (nə·hā·rō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity clap יִמְחֲאוּ־ (yim·ḥă·’ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4222: To rub, strike the hands together their hands, כָ֑ף (ḵāp̄) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan let the mountains הָרִ֥ים (hā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country sing together יַ֝֗חַד (ya·ḥaḏ) Adverb Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly for joy יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ (yə·ran·nê·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7442: To give a ringing cry Links Psalm 98:8 NIVPsalm 98:8 NLT Psalm 98:8 ESV Psalm 98:8 NASB Psalm 98:8 KJV Psalm 98:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 98:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 98:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 98:8 French Bible Psalm 98:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands (Psalm Ps Psa.) |