For He Comes

Psalms 96:11-13 (ESV)

11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

12 let the field exult, and everything in it!

Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy

13 before the LORD, for he comes,

for he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness,

and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Heaven and earth will sing the same song of gladness and rejoicing when Christ returns to the earth to establish His kingdom. The sea and the field refer to the people of the earth who are outside the kingdom of heaven. The trees of the forest may refer to those who have inherited the promised land. When He sits upon the throne of David, He will judge the world in righteousness and faithfulness.