Psalms 96:12

96:11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. the fulness: or, all it containeth

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

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Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

96:13 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.

What does Psalms 96:12 mean?

Psalms 96:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׂדֶה (sâdeh), עָלַז (ʻâlaz), עֵץ (ʻêts).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

the

fieldשָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)

joyful,עָלַזʻâlaz/aw-laz'/H5937to jump for joy, i.e. exult

and

all

that

therein:

then

shall

all

the

treesעֵץʻêts/ates/H6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

the

woodיַעַרyaʻar/yah'-ar/H3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)

rejoiceרָנַןrânan/raw-nan'/H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 96:12.

1 Chronicles 16:33

Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.

Genesis 23:17

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Isaiah 44:23

Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Psalms 149:5

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

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What does Psalms 96:12 say?

Psalms 96:12 (King James Version) reads: "Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice"

Is Psalms 96:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 96:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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