The Meaning of Psalms 69:34 Explained

Psalms 69:34

KJV: Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

YLT: The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.

Darby: Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein.

ASV: Let heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and everything that moveth therein.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Let the heaven  and earth  praise  him, the seas,  and every thing that moveth  therein. 

What does Psalms 69:34 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 69:18-36 - "jehovah Heareth The Needy"
In Psalms 69:19-21 the psalmist again spreads out his griefs before God. He had looked for pity, but his foes only aggravated his sufferings. Both Matthew and John had these verses in mind in describing our Lord's sufferings on the Cross, Matthew 27:48; John 19:29. The next section, Psalms 69:22-28, is full of imprecations. We cannot bring these terrible words within the scope of our Lord's teachings. They show, like a pillar which marks the farthest recession of the tide, how great a difference there is between the standard of the Old Testament ethics and that by which we shall be judged.
Psalms 69:29-36 are full of anticipations of deliverance and vows of thanksgiving. The psalmist is sure that God's salvation will lift him above his enemies, and that his thanks will be sweeter to God than any sacrifice. Notice that sudden address to seekers after God, Psalms 69:32. Let us draw lessons from our own experiences of God that will hearten others. Seekers will certainly be finders where God is concerned! Matthew 7:7. The news of God's restoring power will circle out in ever-widening waves of glory, till heaven and earth and sea catch up the story and respond. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 69

1  David complains of his affliction
13  He prays for deliverance
22  He devotes his enemies to destruction
30  He praises God with thanksgiving

What do the individual words in Psalms 69:34 mean?

Let praise Him heaven and earth the seas and everything that moves in them
יְֽ֭הַלְלוּהוּ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֑רֶץ יַ֝מִּ֗ים וְֽכָל־ רֹמֵ֥שׂ בָּֽם

יְֽ֭הַלְלוּהוּ  Let  praise  Him 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
שָׁמַ֣יִם  heaven 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
וָאָ֑רֶץ  and  earth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
יַ֝מִּ֗ים  the  seas 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
וְֽכָל־  and  everything 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
רֹמֵ֥שׂ  that  moves 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: רָמַשׂ  
Sense: to creep, move lightly, move about, walk on all fours.
בָּֽם  in  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural