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let all the people of the world revere him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let all the earth fear Yahweh; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear <i>and</i> worship the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let the whole earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let the whole earth tremble before the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone in this world should worship and honor the LORD! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Worship the LORD, all the earth! Honor him, all peoples of the world! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let all the world fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Let the whole earth fear the LORD! Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All the earth is afraid of YHWH, "" All the inhabitants of the world are afraid of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All the earth shall fear from Jehovah: and of him shall all dwelling in the habitable globe be afraid.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 32:8>Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all who dwell in the world show him reverence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All the Earth will stand in awe of LORD JEHOVAH and all the inhabitants of the world will tremble from before him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/33-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3530" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/33.htm">Praise to the Creator</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Let all</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: yî·rə·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">fear</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">let all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/8398.htm" title="8398: ṯê·ḇêl (N-fs) -- From yabal; the earth; by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. Land, as Babylonia, Palestine.">of the world</a> <a href="/hebrew/1481.htm" title="1481: yā·ḡū·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road, i.e. Sojourn; also to shrink, fear; also to gather for hostility.">revere Him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22-23</a></span><br />Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. / By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a></span><br />that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a></span><br />Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-11.htm">Romans 14:11</a></span><br />It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a></span><br />Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-14.htm">Job 37:14-24</a></span><br />Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God. / Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash? / Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a></span><br />But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Exodus 14:31</a></span><br />When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12</a></span><br />And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-24.htm">1 Samuel 12:24</a></span><br />Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29</a></span><br />And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/96-9.htm">Psalm 96:9</a></span><br />Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">Psalm 99:1</a></span><br />The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.</p><p class="hdg">the earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27</a></b></br> All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-9.htm">Psalm 96:9,10</a></b></br> O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-7.htm">Jeremiah 10:7-12</a></b></br> Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise <i>men</i> of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, <i>there is</i> none like unto thee… </p><p class="hdg">stand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-7.htm">Psalm 76:7</a></b></br> Thou, <i>even</i> thou, <i>art</i> to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></b></br> For our God <i>is</i> a consuming fire.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">Awe</a> <a href="/psalms/33-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/31-24.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/33-5.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">Revere</a> <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Awe</a> <a href="/psalms/33-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/35-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/33-21.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/33-14.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/psalms/102-15.htm">Revere</a> <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/49-1.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-1.htm">God is to be praised for his goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">for his power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">and for his providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-20.htm">Confidence is to be placed in God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Let all the earth fear the LORD;</b><br>The phrase "Let all the earth fear the LORD" calls for a universal recognition of God's sovereignty and power. The term "fear" in this context is not about terror but reverence and awe. This is a common theme throughout the Psalms and the Old Testament, where the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The call for all the earth to fear the Lord emphasizes God's dominion over all creation, not just Israel. This reflects the biblical understanding that God is the Creator of the entire universe (<a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>) and thus worthy of reverence from all people. Historically, this would have been a radical statement in a polytheistic world where different nations worshiped their own gods. The psalmist is asserting the supremacy of Yahweh over all other deities.<p><b>let all the people of the world revere Him.</b><br>The phrase "let all the people of the world revere Him" extends the call to worship beyond the borders of Israel to include all nations and peoples. This reflects the biblical theme of God's plan for all nations to come to know Him, as seen in the Abrahamic covenant where all nations would be blessed through Abraham's descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>). The use of "revere" suggests a deep respect and honor for God, acknowledging His authority and majesty. This is echoed in the New Testament, where the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>) calls for the disciples to make disciples of all nations, indicating the universal scope of God's redemptive plan. The prophetic vision in <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a>, where a great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language stands before the throne, also aligns with this call for global reverence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Represents all of creation, emphasizing the universality of God's sovereignty and the call for all creation to acknowledge Him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, highlighting His eternal and unchanging nature, deserving of reverence and awe.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_the_world.htm">The People of the World</a></b><br>Refers to all humanity, indicating that the call to fear and revere God is not limited to Israel but extends to all nations and peoples.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">The Universality of God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's authority extends over all the earth, and every person is called to recognize and submit to His rule.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the LORD</a></b><br>This fear is not about terror but a profound respect and awe for God's majesty and holiness, leading to obedience and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_in_daily_life.htm">Reverence in Daily Life</a></b><br>Reverence for God should permeate every aspect of our lives, influencing our decisions, actions, and interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_nations.htm">Witness to the Nations</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to model and proclaim the fear of the LORD, inviting others to join in revering Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Recognizing God's sovereignty helps us maintain an eternal perspective, trusting in His ultimate plan and purpose for the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_47_6-7_conflict_with_other_worship.htm">Does the call to “sing praises” in Psalm 47:6–7 conflict with other biblical texts that depict God differently or demand alternative forms of worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_86_8_conflict_with_monotheism.htm">Psalm 86:8 - Does acknowledging the existence of 'other gods' conflict with the Bible's insistence on strict monotheism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_28_8_align_with_suffering.htm">In Psalm 28:8, how do we reconcile the promise of God's shielding protection with the ongoing suffering and hardship experienced globally, including among believers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_suffer_despite_psalm_23_2.htm">Psalm 23:2 - If God leads believers to 'green pastures,' why does widespread suffering and famine persist among the faithful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8-11.</span> - From the exhortation in ver. 1, addressed to the righteous, to <span class="accented">praise</span> the Lord, the psalmist passes now to a second exhortation, addressed to all mankind, to <span class="accented">fear</span> the <span class="accented">Lord.</span> And as before in vers. 4-7, so now in veto. 9-11, he assigns reasons. God is to be feared <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> on account of the power which he showed in creation (ver. 9); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> on account of his ability to baffle all human counsels that are opposed to him (ver. 10); and <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> on account of the unehangeableness and perpetuity of his own counsels, which nothing can alter (ver. 11). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let all the earth</span> <span class="cmt_word">fear the Lord.</span> The righteous alone have a right to "praise" God (see ver. 1), but "all the earth" - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> all mankind - may be called upon to "fear" him. He is an object of awe and true "godly fear" to godly men; to the ungodly he is an object of terror and servile fear. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. Here again, as so often, the second hemistich merely echoes the first. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/33-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Let all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fear</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽירְא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yî·rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֭יְהוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשְׁבֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the world</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵבֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8398.htm">Strong's 8398: </a> </span><span class="str2">The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">revere Him.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝ג֗וּרוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḡū·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1481.htm">Strong's 1481: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/33-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 33:8 Let all the earth fear Yahweh (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/33-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 33:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 33:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/33-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 33:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 33:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>