Psalms 96:12

Psalms 96:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
• New International Version (NIV)Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord.

Context of Psalms 96:12

10Tell all the nations, ‘The Lord rules as King!’ He has fixed the world in its place, so that nothing can shake it. He will judge all the people of the world fairly. 11The earth and the sky should be happy! The sea and everything in it should shout aloud! The fields and all their crops should shout with joy! Then all the trees in the forests will also sing because they are so happy! 13They will sing to praise the Lord, for he will come to judge the earth. He is a fair judge. He will judge all the people of the world with his truth.

Psalms 96:12 word by word

יַעֲלֹ֣ז שָׂ֭דַי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּ֑וֹ אָ֥ז יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ כָּל־עֲצֵי־יָֽעַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let the fieldשָׂדַיώâdeh ώâday · fieldH7704
• be joyfulעָלַז‛âlaz · to exultH5937
• therein: then shall all the treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• of the woodיַ֫עַרya‛ar · woodH3293
• rejoiceרָנַןrânan · to singH7442

Cross-references for Psalms 96:12

• Psalms 65:12Fresh grass covers the fields in the wilderness. There are plenty of good things all over the hills, so that people are very happy.
• Isaiah 42:10Sing a new song to the Lord! All over the earth, people should praise him. Praise him, you people who travel over the sea and everything that lives in the sea. Praise him, you people who live in lands far away.
• Isaiah 55:12You will leave that foreign land with joy! You will travel home with peace in your minds. The mountains and the hills will sing with joy as you travel past. The trees in the fields will clap their hands together!

Commentaries on Psalms 96:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Let the field be joyful … - This is taken - with the change of a single letter, not affecting the sense - from 1 Chronicles 16:32-33. It is a call on the fields - the cultivated portions of the earth - to rejoice in the reign of God. As if conscious of the beauty with which he clothes them, and of the happiness which they confer on man in their beauty and in the abundance of their productions, they are called on to praise God. Then shall all the trees of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 We are to hope and pray for that time, when Christ shall reign in righteousness over all nations. He shall rule in the hearts of men, by the power of truth, and the Spirit of righteousness. His coming draws nigh; this King, this Judge standeth before the door, but he is not yet come. The Lord will accept the praises of all who seek to promote the kingdom of Christ. The sea can but roar, and how the trees of the wood can show that they rejoice…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12All of nature will experience renewal in God’s presence (Psalms 65:13; 72:6, 16; Isaiah 44:23; 55:12; Romans 8:21–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. For which reason the universe is invoked to unite in joy, and even inanimate nature (Ro 8:14-22) is poetically represented as capable of joining in the anthem of praise.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 96:12

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Commentaries on Psalms 96

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings