The psalmist exhorts all the earth to fear the LORD and all the inhabitants of the world to stand in awe before him. The verb "fear" suggests reverence and respect, the appropriate response to recognizing God's majesty. The expansion to "all the inhabitants of the world" suggests that this reverence should be universal. The command to "stand in awe" emphasizes the emotional and physical response to encountering God's presence. The verse invites the entire cosmos to participate in the reverence that creation owes to its creator.

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