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Psalm 96:11-13 KJV

Psalms · chapter 96 · verses 11–13

¹¹Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. ¹²Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice ¹³Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.Psalm 96:11-13 · King James Version

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Psalm 96:11-13 in context

9O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

10Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

12Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

13Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

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Commentary

We have here instructions given to those who were to preach the gospel to the nations what to preach, or to those who had themselves received the gospel what account to give of it to their neighbours, what to say among the heathen;

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-13

Cross references

Key words (Strong's)

righteousnesstsedeqthe rightH6664 →
heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
rejoicesâmachprobably to brighten upH8055 →
joyfulʻâlazto jump for joyH5937 →
Beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
comethbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →

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Bible verses about Judgment

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