The Meaning of Psalms 98:7 Explained

Psalms 98:7

KJV: Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

YLT: Roar doth the sea and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

Darby: Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein;

ASV: Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Let the sea  roar,  and the fulness  thereof; the world,  and they that dwell  therein. 

What does Psalms 98:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 98:1-9 - Worthy Of Praise From All The Earth
This psalm is parallel to Psalms 96:1-13. That dealt with the reign of God; this deals with the victory on which that reign is based, Psalms 98:1. God could create without restraint, but before He could redeem, He had to quell the resistance of evil and to overcome the prince of this world. Hence the long conflict; but salvation was wrought by that Holy Arm which was outstretched on the Cross, and by the Right Hand which gave itself to the nails. In the Resurrection and Ascension our Lord's righteousness and salvation were openly manifested. See Colossians 2:15.
The "Hallelujah Chorus" of Psalms 98:4-9 well befits the triumph of Christ. Earth that shared in the fall of man shall participate in his redemption. See Isaiah 32:1-20. Too long has nature groaned and travailed, like an imprisoned captive; but she shall have her rebirth. When Jesus is King, seas and floods, mountains and hills, are filled with music. Nature is like a stringed instrument that awaits tuning and the touch of a master-hand. Revelation 5:1-14, gives the counterpart of the psalmist's summons; here the Apostle tells us that the song which started from the elders was echoed back from all things in heaven, on earth, and in the sea, and all that is in them. Be optimistic. Eat your meat with gladness and singleness of heart. You are on the winning and singing side. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 98

1  The psalmist exhorts the Jews
4  The Gentiles
7  And all the creatures, to praise God

What do the individual words in Psalms 98:7 mean?

let roar the sea and all its fullness the world and those who dwell in it
יִרְעַ֣ם הַ֭יָּם וּמְלֹא֑וֹ תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ

יִרְעַ֣ם  let  roar 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָעַם 
Sense: to thunder.
הַ֭יָּם  the  sea 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
וּמְלֹא֑וֹ  and  all  its  fullness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מְלֹא  
Sense: fullness, that which fills.
תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל  the  world 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תֵּבֵל  
Sense: world.
וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי  and  those  who  dwell 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בָֽהּ  in  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular

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