Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 16:32
Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text functions as a liturgical command within a broader corporate song, directing the natural world to respond to the preceding declaration that Yahweh reigns.
The words — The Hebrew יִרְעַם (yir‘am) commands the sea to "thunder" or "resound," while יַעֲלֹץ (ya‘alotz) orders the field to "exult." These verbs grammatically personify the sea and fields, treating them as subjects capable of vocal or emotional response.
The thread — The sea's command to resound reappears in Psalms 98:7, and the sequence of creation's joy culminates in the expectation that trees will sing before Yahweh judges the earth in 1 Chronicles 16:33.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to treat Yahweh's reign and impending judgment as objective facts that logically compel all created things to respond, framing worship as a structural reality of the cosmos.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.
Cross-references
- Psalms 98:7 Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.
- Psalms 93:4 Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.
- Psalms 148:9 mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
- 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.