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12 Let the fields and everything in them celebrate.
Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy
13 before the Lord, for he comes.
For he comes to judge the earth.
He judges the world fairly,[a]
and the nations in accordance with his justice.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 96:13 tn The verbal forms in v. 13 probably describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, though they may depict in dramatic fashion the outworking of divine judgment or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions, in which case they could be translated “will judge the world.”
  2. Psalm 96:13 tn Heb “and the nations with his integrity.”

12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest(A) sing for joy.(B)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge(C) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(D)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.(E)

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