God of the covenant (particular), and the whole earth is invited to join in that proclamation of praise (universal). The Hebrew verb that is used here (hariy‘u) is strongly vocal!1 There is nothing polite or moderated about this call to praise. The worshiping community—Israel and the whole earth—is to hold nothing back in raising the roof in their praise of Yahweh.2 Worship. The second of the seven commands in the list is to “worship the LORD with gladness” (v. 2). English equivalents fail to grasp
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