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1 Chronicles 16:33

in 1 Chronicles 16

Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Jehovah; For he cometh to judge the earth.

KJV

Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth.

This verse in 1 Chronicles 16

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Let the sea resound, and all that fills it

on 1 Chronicles 16:32-34

These verses come from Ps 96:11-13 almost word for word. Verse 34 then gives the refrain “Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever”. The refrain returns at 2 Chr 5:13, 7:3 and 20:21 and runs through all of Ps 136.

This site's exposition

the trees of the forest

After the sea and the fields of verse 32, the trees of the forest join the song. The reason is the LORD's coming to judge the earth. Justin Martyr reads this part of the song as David's prophecy of Christ's reign.

The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • אָ֥זthen

    ʾazH227 →141 times

  • יְרַנְּנ֖וּthey will shout for joy

    yeranenuH7442 →

  • עֲצֵ֣י[the] trees of

    ʾatzeiH6086 →328 times

  • הַיָּ֑עַרthe forest

    haiyaarH3293 →

  • מִלִּפְנֵ֣יfrom to before

    milifneiH6440 →2123 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • כִּי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • בָ֖א[he is] coming

    va'H935 →2568 times

  • לִשְׁפּ֥וֹטto judge

    lishpotH8199 →202 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Peter 3:14

    Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.

    it leads to

    • 1 Thessalonians 5:23

      Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    • 1 Thessalonians 3:13

      so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

    • Philippians 1:10

      so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

    • 1 Corinthians 15:58

      Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

    • 1 John 3:3

      And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

  • Through

    2 Thessalonians 1:8

    in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

    it leads to

    • 1 Peter 4:17

      For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

    • Hebrews 10:27

      but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

    • 2 Peter 3:7

      And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.

This page draws on Justin Martyr, The First Apology, Chapters XLI-XLII; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.