Psalms 96:13

Psalms 96:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Before 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with His truth.

Context of Psalms 96:13

11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and all it containeth. 12Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: then shall all the trees of the forest rejoice Before 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.

Psalms 96:13 word by word

לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָ֨ה׀ כִּ֬י בָ֗א כִּ֥י בָא֮ לִשְׁפֹּ֪ט הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ יִשְׁפֹּֽט־תֵּבֵ֥ל בְּצֶ֑דֶק וְ֝עַמִּ֗ים בֶּאֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• truthאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530

Cross-references for Psalms 96:13

• Psalms 98:9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
• Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he remove from all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it .
• Malachi 3:1Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
• 2 Thessalonians 1:10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired by all them that believe because our testimony among (you was believed) in that day.
• 2 Timothy 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but to all them also that love his appearing.
• 2 Peter 3:12Looking for and hasting to the coming of the day of God, when the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
• Revelation 11:18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them who destroy the earth.
• Revelation 22:10And he saith to me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
• Psalms 96:10Say 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.
• Psalms 67:4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
• Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Commentaries on Psalms 96:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Before the Lord - This is altered from Psalm 72:2-4; and the notes at Isaiah 11:2-5. What is here stated occurs now, wherever the gospel reigns in the hearts of people; it will be fully accomplished when the Lord Jesus shall come again and judge the world.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. 11-13The psalmist urges all of creation to respond with joy to the news of the Lord’s coming. Compare a similar theme in Psalm 98:7–9.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

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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