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Let the trees of the forest sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/96.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/96.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/96.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let the field be joyful, and all that <i>is</i> therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/96.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let the field be joyful, and all that <i>is</i> in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/96.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the field be jubilant, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/96.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let the field exult, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/96.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let the field exult, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/96.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let the field exult, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/96.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let the field be exultant, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/96.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let the fields and everything in them celebrate. Then all the trees of the forest will shout for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/96.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let the fields and everything in them exult. Then all the trees of the forest will shout for joy <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/96.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let the field exult, and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/96.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and the fields to rejoice with all their crops. Then every tree in the forest will sing joyful songs <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/96.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let the field exult, and all that is therein; then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/96.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then all the trees in the forest will sing joyfully<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/96.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />be glad, fields, and everything in you! The trees in the woods will shout for joy <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/96.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The field and all that is in it will rejoice; then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/96.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/96.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Let the fields and everything in them celebrate! Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/96.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let the field and all that is in it exult. Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/96.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/96.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/96.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The field exults, and all that [is] in it, "" Then all trees of the forest sing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/96.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The field exulteth, and all that is in it, Then sing do all trees of the forest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/96.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The field shall exult and all that is in it: then shall all the trees of the, forest rejoice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/96.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />the fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful. Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/96.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 95:12>The fields and all the things that are in them will be glad. Then all the trees of the forest will rejoice<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/96.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />let the plains be joyful and all that is in them. Then let all the trees of the forest rejoice <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/96.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />let the field exult, and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/96.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein; then shall all the trees of the forest rejoice<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/96.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The fields will be lush and all that is in them and all the trees of the forest will sing<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/96.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let the field exult; and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/96.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The plains shall rejoice, and all things in them: then shall all the trees of the wood exult before the presence of the Lord:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/96-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12091" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/96.htm">Sing to the LORD, All the Earth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: ḏay (N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">Let the fields</a> <a href="/hebrew/5937.htm" title="5937: ya·‘ă·lōz (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To exult. A primitive root; to jump for joy, i.e. Exult.">exult,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that is</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">in them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ă·ṣê- (N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: yā·‘ar (N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">of the forest</a> <a href="/hebrew/7442.htm" title="7442: yə·ran·nə·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To give a ringing cry. A primitive root; properly, to creak, i.e. To shout.">will sing for joy</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a></span><br />The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a></span><br />Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a></span><br />Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">Isaiah 52:9</a></span><br />Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Isaiah 61:11</a></span><br />For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Isaiah 65:13-14</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. / My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">Isaiah 66:10-14</a></span><br />Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her, / so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance. / For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12-13</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. / Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Ezekiel 36:35</a></span><br />Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-21.htm">Joel 2:21-23</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things. / Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best. / Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-7.htm">Zechariah 10:7</a></span><br />Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-40.htm">Luke 19:40</a></span><br />“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20-22</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. / A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. / So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12,13</a></b></br> They drop <i>upon</i> the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Isaiah 42:10,11</a></b></br> Sing unto the LORD a new song, <i>and</i> his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12,13</a></b></br> For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap <i>their</i> hands… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/94-3.htm">Exult</a> <a href="/psalms/28-7.htm">Exulteth</a> <a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Field</a> <a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/83-14.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/psalms/94-3.htm">Jubilant</a> <a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/psalms/96-2.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/psalms/69-36.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/psalms/83-14.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/108-7.htm">Exult</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-10.htm">Exulteth</a> <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Field</a> <a href="/psalms/107-37.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/psalms/97-1.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/97-1.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/97-1.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/psalms/98-4.htm">Jubilant</a> <a href="/psalms/97-1.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/psalms/96-13.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/psalms/132-6.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 96</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/96-1.htm">An exhortation to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/96-4.htm">for his greatness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/96-8.htm">for his kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">for his general judgment</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/96.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/96.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Let the fields exult,</b><br>This phrase calls for the fields to express joy, a poetic personification common in Hebrew literature. The fields represent the agricultural abundance of the land, a sign of God's provision and blessing. In the ancient Near Eastern context, fields were central to survival and prosperity, making their exultation a symbol of divine favor. This imagery connects to the Jubilee year in <a href="/leviticus/25.htm">Leviticus 25</a>, where the land rests and is restored, reflecting God's care for creation. The exultation of the fields can also be seen as a foretaste of the new creation described in <a href="/isaiah/35.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a>, where the wilderness and dry land will be glad and blossom.<p><b>and all that is in them.</b><br>This phrase extends the call to rejoice to everything within the fields, including crops, animals, and even the unseen life within the soil. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of creation and God's sovereignty over all life. This comprehensive inclusion mirrors the Genesis creation narrative, where God saw everything He made as "very good" (<a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a>). It also anticipates the restoration of all creation, as described in <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a>, where creation eagerly awaits liberation from its bondage to decay.<p><b>Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy</b><br>The trees of the forest are depicted as joining in the celebration, a vivid image of nature's response to God's reign. Trees often symbolize strength, longevity, and stability in Scripture, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, where the righteous are likened to a tree planted by streams of water. The singing of the trees can be seen as a metaphor for the ultimate harmony and peace that will characterize God's kingdom. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a>, where the trees clap their hands in joy, and in <a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a>, where the tree of life bears fruit for the healing of the nations, symbolizing the restoration and joy of the new creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/f/fields.htm">Fields</a></b><br>Represents the cultivated land and the produce of the earth, symbolizing abundance and God's provision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/trees_of_the_forest.htm">Trees of the Forest</a></b><br>Symbolizes creation's response to God's majesty and glory, often used in Scripture to depict strength and endurance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/exultation_and_joy.htm">Exultation and Joy</a></b><br>The emotional response of creation to God's presence and reign, indicating a harmonious relationship between the Creator and His creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/creation's_response_to_god.htm">Creation's Response to God</a></b><br>Creation itself is designed to glorify God. As believers, we should join in this chorus of praise, recognizing God's sovereignty over all the earth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_god's_reign.htm">Joy in God's Reign</a></b><br>The joy of the fields and trees is a metaphor for the joy that should fill our hearts as we acknowledge God's rule. We are called to live in a way that reflects this joy and hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a></b><br>As caretakers of God's creation, we have a responsibility to protect and preserve the environment, ensuring that it can continue to exult and sing for joy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_redemption.htm">Anticipation of Redemption</a></b><br>Just as creation eagerly anticipates the fullness of God's kingdom, we too should live with an expectation of Christ's return and the restoration of all things.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_96.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 96</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_galatians_3_28_erase_gender.htm">How do Christians cope with losing a pet?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_living_authentically.htm">What are the Strong Bulls of Bashan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_seas_rivers_literally_praising_god.htm">Psalm 98:7-8 depicts seas and rivers praising God. How are we to accept these as literal events rather than poetic symbolism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_23_4's_sea_lament_literal.htm">In Isaiah 23:4, how can the sea itself lament or mourn, and should this be taken literally or figuratively?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/96.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Then shall all the trees . . .</span>--Comp.--<p><span class= "ital">"</span>His praise, ye winds that from four quarters blow,<p>Breathe soft or loud, and wave your tops ye pines,<p>With every plant in sign of worship wave."--MILTON.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/96.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let the field be joyful;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "the cultivated ground." <span class="cmt_word">And all that is therein.</span> Its vines, its olives, its other fruits, and its harvests. <span class="cmt_word">Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord.</span> Lebanon and Bashan shall rejoice equally with Carmel and Sharon. The whole earth shall "break forth into singing" (see <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/96-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Let the fields</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂ֭דַי</span> <span class="translit">(ḏay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">exult,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲלֹ֣ז</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·lōz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5937.htm">Strong's 5937: </a> </span><span class="str2">To jump for, joy, exult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֥ז</span> <span class="translit">(’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the trees</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲצֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the forest</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽעַר׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will sing for joy</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ran·nə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7442.htm">Strong's 7442: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give a ringing cry</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/96-12.htm">Psalm 96:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/96-12.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 96:12 Let the field and all that (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/96-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 96:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 96:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/96-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 96:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 96:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>