Psalms 66:1
Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
BSB
ASV
Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:
KJV
Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
I prefer taking the Hebrew word signifying praise to be in the accusative case; rendering the words literally, make a glory his praise. And by this I understand him to mean, not as some do, that we should glory exclusively in his praises, but simply, that we highly exalt his praises, that they may be glorious.
Make a joyful noise unto God. "In Zion, "where the more instructed saints were accustomed to profound meditation, the song was silent unto God, and was accepted of him; but in the great popular assemblies a joyful noise was more appropriate and natural, and it would be equally acceptable. If praise is to be wide spread, it must be vocal; exulting sounds stir the soul and cause a sacred contagion of thanksgiving. Composers of tunes for the congregation should see to it that their airs are cheerful; we need not so much noise, as joyful noise.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Psalms 100:1Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
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Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
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Psalms 150:6Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!
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My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
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…
Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.