Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth.
- KJV Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.
- NKJV Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord, For He is coming to judge the earth.
- NASB Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy in the presence of the Lord; For He is coming to judge the earth.
- NLT Let the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth.
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The trees will sing for joy before the Lord, for He comes to judge the earth. Creation rejoices at God's coming to set things right.
Overview
The psalm pictures the forests singing as God comes to judge, presenting His judgment as good news for a groaning world. Divine judgment means the restoration of justice, a cause for joy. This longing for God's coming judgment finds its fulfillment in Christ, who will come to judge the living and the dead and make all things new.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 96:12–13Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
- Ps 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- Ezek 17:22–24This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
- 2 Th 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- 2 Pet 3:14Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
- Rev 11:17–18saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
- 2 Th 1:10on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.
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