Psalms 96:11 - Exposition

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 ). Lot the sea roar, and the fulness thereof (comp. Psalms 98:7 ). The sea is to show its joy by raising its voice, and "roaring," or "thundering."