Psalm 96:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 96:1-13

How and why Jehovah is to be worshipped. I. WITH A NEW SONG . ( Psalms 96:1 .) Praise that shall celebrate the new revelation of himself, which he is about to make in a new era of the world. Constantly new revelation. II. BY CELEBRATING THE SAVING WORK WHICH GOD IS DOING IN THE WORLD . ( Psalms 96:2 .) His coming to judge the people righteously, and thus to save them. Saving men every day. III. BY PUBLISHING HIS CHARACTER AND WORK ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 96:10

Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth (comp. Psalms 93:1 ; Psalms 97:1 ; Psalms 99:1 ). The world also shall be established that it shall not be moved. When God takes his throne, and manifestly reigns, the earth is at once "established," settled, placed on a firm footing (see the comment on Psalms 93:1 , where exactly the same words occur). He shall judge the people righteously (comp. Psalms 96:13 ). God, the Deliverer of old time ( Psalms 96:3 , Psalms 96:4 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 96:11

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad . "An appeal for the sympathy of nature" (Cheyne); comp. Isaiah 44:23 ; Jeremiah 51:48 . If the final coming of Messiah's kingdom be the event alluded to in Jeremiah 51:10 , as is quite possible, the calling on heaven and earth to rejoice may indicate a real renovation of the material universe, such as to bring it into harmony with the newly established spiritual conditions of the period (comp. Isaiah 65:17-25 ; Revelation 21:1-4 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 96:11-12

Nature sympathies. There is a strange and wonderful response of material nature to the spiritual moods of men. Faces may not change, but expressions on faces change continually, and even seem different to different individuals. And so nature keeps the same, but seems ever-varying to us, according as our moods are to it. Lowth says on this verse, "Nothing can excel that noble exultation of universal nature, which has been so often commended. Poetry here seems to assume the highest tone of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 96:12

Let the field be joyful; i.e. "the cultivated ground." And all that is therein. Its vines, its olives, its other fruits, and its harvests. Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord. Lebanon and Bashan shall rejoice equally with Carmel and Sharon. The whole earth shall "break forth into singing" (see Isaiah 44:23 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 96:13

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth (see above, Psalms 96:10 ). This is given as the reason for the burst of joy. God's coming to judgment is the establishment of moral order in the place of moral disorder upon the earth, and the inauguration of a reign of love, peace, and happiness (comp. Isaiah 65:18-25 ). He shall judge the world with righteousness (see above, Psalms 96:10 , and comp. Psalms 9:8 ). The judgment which the psalmist has specially in view is, "not a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 96:13

The coming Judge. Compare the idea of God's coming to judge with the basis idea of all this series of psalms, that God was beginning to reign, setting up again his kingdom among his restored people. Here the Judge is put poetically for the King, because deciding cases, magistracy, is the main feature of Eastern kingship. Absalom enticed the people from their allegiance to David by a half-veiled promise of considerateness, if not favouritism, in the king's work of judging. The first... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 96:10

Say among the heathen - Among the nations; all nations. Make this proclamation everywhere. This is changed from the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 16:0. The language there is, “Fear before him, all the earth; the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved: let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let people say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.” The sense is, however, essentially the same. The idea here is, “Make universal proclamation that Yahweh is King.”That the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 96:11

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad - Let all worlds be full of joy, as they are all interested in the fact here stated. The universe is one. It has been made by the same hand; it is under the control of the same mind; it is governed by the same laws. The God who reigns on earth reigns in heaven; and what affects one part of the universe affects all. Hence, in all the manifestation of the character of God, whether made in heaven or in the earth, it is proper to call on all the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 96:12

Let 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 the wood rejoice - The forests - the... read more

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