Psalms 98:8

98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands!

Let the mountains sing in unison

Psalms 148:9-10

148:9 you mountains and all you hills,

you fruit trees and all you cedars,

148:10 you animals and all you cattle,

you creeping things and birds,

Isaiah 44:23

44:23 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.


tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”

tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.

tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”

tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.

tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”