Psalm 98:8
Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
Cross-references
In Psalm 47:1, all peoples clap their hands in praise, paralleling the rivers clapping in Psalm 98:8.
In Psalm 65:12, the little hills rejoice, matching the hills' joy in Psalm 98:8.
In Psalm 65:13, valleys shout for joy and sing, continuing the theme of creation's joyful response.
Psalm 69:34 calls heaven, earth, and seas to praise God, expanding the creation's worship seen here.
Psalm 93:3 depicts floods lifting their voice in roaring, echoing the rivers clapping hands here — waters praising God.
In Isaiah 55:12, mountains sing and trees clap hands, directly paralleling the rivers clapping and hills rejoicing.
In 1 Chronicles 16:32, the sea roars and fields rejoice, a near-identical parallel to the rivers clapping and hills joyful.
Isaiah 44:23 calls heavens, mountains, and forest to sing for redemption, directly paralleling nature's joyful response here.
Joel 2:21 calls the land to rejoice for the Lord's great deeds, mirroring the rivers and mountains rejoicing here.
Habakkuk 3:10 shows mountains and waters trembling at God's power, contrasting with their joyful clapping here.