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31 The heavens will be glad.[a]
    The earth will rejoice.
    They will say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
32 The sea and everything that fills it will roar.
    The fields and everything in them will celebrate.
33 The trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord,
        for he is coming to judge the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:31 Or Let the heavens be glad. The following lines in verses 31-33 also may be either wishes or prayers.

31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;(A)
    let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!(B)
32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;(C)
    let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
33 Let the trees(D) of the forest sing,
    let them sing for joy before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge(E) the earth.

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