Psalm 96:11
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11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar and all that fills it;(A)
Isaiah 49:13
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13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord has comforted his people
and will have compassion on his suffering ones.(A)
Psalm 69:34
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34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them.(A)
Psalm 98:7-9
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7 Let the sea roar and all that fills it,
the world and those who live in it.(A)
8 Let the floods clap their hands;
let the hills sing together for joy(B)
9 at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with equity.(C)
Psalm 97:1
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Psalm 97
The Glory of God’s Reign
1 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice;
let the many coastlands be glad!(A)
Isaiah 44:23
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23 Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
shout, O depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
O forest and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob
and will be glorified in Israel.(A)
Psalm 148:1-4
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Psalm 148
Praise for God’s Universal Glory
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his host!(A)
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the heavens!(B)
Revelation 19:1-7
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The Rejoicing in Heaven
19 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,
“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power to our God,(A)
2 for his judgments are true and just;
he has judged the great whore[a]
who corrupted the earth with her prostitution,
and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(B)
3 Once more they said,
“Hallelujah!
The smoke goes up from her forever and ever.”(C)
4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying,
“Amen. Hallelujah!”(D)
5 And from the throne came a voice saying,
6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord[c] God
the Almighty reigns.(F)
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready;(G)
Revelation 12:12
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12 Rejoice then, you heavens
and those who dwell in them!
But woe to the earth and the sea,
for the devil has come down to you
with great wrath
because he knows that his time is short!”(A)
Luke 15:10
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10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”(A)
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Luke 2:13-14
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13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,[a] praising God and saying,(A)
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Luke 2:10
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10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people:(A)
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