The Meaning of Psalms 96:12 Explained

Psalms 96:12

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

YLT: The field exulteth, and all that is in it, Then sing do all trees of the forest,

Darby: Let the field exult and all that is therein. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy,

ASV: Let the field exult, and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 96:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 96:1-13 - "the Lord Reigneth"
This psalm is found also in 1 Chronicles 16:1-43. Note the thrice-repeated command, Sing, sing, sing, Psalms 96:1-2; the corresponding, thrice-repeated, Give, give, give, Psalms 96:7-8; the triple call for joy from heaven, sea, and land, Psalms 96:11-12. It is good to read these psalms; they impart the burning devotion of these olden saints. They break on our lethargy as the bugle-call on the sleeping soldier. Notice that we call men to a Jubilate, not a Miserere, when we invite them to come home to God.
What a stately procession escorts the King to the throne of the world! He comes to reign in equity. Righteousness and truth which had fled the world return with Him. Honor and majesty are His avant-couriers. Strength and beauty stand in His court-circle. When we are brought into the divine Kingdom, and are at one with God, we detect the unison of nature in her song of praise. The seas provide the bass; the quivering leaves, the song of buds, the hum of insect life provide the tenors and altos; while the stars in their courses sing the treble. To the anointed ear, the new song has already begun. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 96

1  An exhortation to praise God
4  for his greatness
8  for his kingdom
11  for his general judgment

What do the individual words in Psalms 96:12 mean?

Let be joyful the field and all that [is] in it then will rejoice all the trees of the woods
יַעֲלֹ֣ז שָׂ֭דַי וְכָל־ אֲשֶׁר־ בּ֑וֹ אָ֥ז יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ כָּל־ עֲצֵי־ יָֽעַר

יַעֲלֹ֣ז  Let  be  joyful 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָלַז  
Sense: (Qal) to exult, rejoice, triumph.
שָׂ֭דַי  the  field 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁר־  that  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בּ֑וֹ  in  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ  will  rejoice 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: רוּן 
Sense: to overcome.
עֲצֵי־  the  trees 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
יָֽעַר  of  the  woods 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעַר 
Sense: forest, wood, thicket, wooded height.

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