Psalms 96:12

12 Let the fields and everything in them be glad. Then all of the trees in the forest will sing with joy.

Psalms 96:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 96:12

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein
Not the field of the world, but of the church, separated from others by distinguishing grace; the peculiar property of Christ, cultivated and manured by his Spirit and grace, and abounding with the fruits and flowers thereof; of a wilderness becoming a fruitful field, and for that reason should rejoice, even with joy and singing, ( Isaiah 35:1 Isaiah 35:2 ) ,

then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice;
the sons of God, so called, ( Song of Solomon 2:3 ) , who, though like such, in their nature state, barren and unfruitful, yet, being ingrafted into Christ, become trees of righteousness; and so have reason to rejoice at their root in Christ, their stability by him, and fruitfulness through him: Jarchi interprets this of all the governors of the people; see ( Ezekiel 17:24 ) , all this, indeed, by a prosopopoeia, may be understood of inanimate creatures; the heavens, earth, and sea, fields, woods, and trees, rejoicing, if they could, and in their way, at such great and wonderful appearances in the Gentile world; see ( Isaiah 44:23 ) ( 49:13 ) ( 55:12 ) . Aben Ezra interprets all this of the heavens giving dew, the earth its increase, and the field its fruit; all which is rejoicing.

Psalms 96:12 In-Context

10 Say to the nations, "The LORD rules." The world is firmly set in place. It can't be moved. The LORD will judge the people of the world fairly.

11 Let the heavens be full of joy. Let the earth be glad. Let the ocean and everything in it roar.

12 Let the fields and everything in them be glad. Then all of the trees in the forest will sing with joy.

13 They will sing to the Lord, because he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the people of the world in keeping with what is right and true.