Psalms 96:11-13

11 Let the ¹heavens be glad, and let the ²earth rejoice; Let ³the sea roar, and all it contains;

12 Let the ⁴field exult, and all that is in it. Then all the ⁵trees of the forest will sing for joy

13 Before the LORD, ⁶for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. ⁷He will judge the world in righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.

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Psalms 96:11-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 96

This psalm was written by David, as appears from 1Ch 16:7,23 to whom it is ascribed by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions. This and part of Psalm 105 were first composed and sung at the bringing of the ark from the house of Obededom to the city of David; and here it is detached from that with a new introduction to it, and applied to the times and kingdom of the Messiah, and; with great propriety, since the ark was an eminent type of him. The inscription in the Syriac version is,

``a Psalm of David, a Prophecy of the coming of the Messiah, and of the calling of the Gentiles that believe in him:''

and very rightly, since express mention is made of them in it, and of the publication of the Gospel among them; and clear reference is had to Christ, who is the Jehovah all along spoken of Jarchi well observes, that wherever a "new song" is mentioned, it is to be understood of future time, or the times of the Messiah; and the end of the psalm shows it,

\\he cometh to judge\\

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 7

1. Psalms 69:34; Isaiah 49:13
2. Psalms 97:1
3. Psalms 98:7
4. Psalms 65:13; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 55:12, 13
5. Isaiah 44:23
6. Psalms 98:9
7. Revelation 19:11

Footnotes 2

[a]. Or "thunder"
[b]. Lit "its fullness"