Psalms 96 · Verse 13

Psalms 96:13

Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Psalms 96:13, King James Version

Psalms 96:13 in other translations

BSBbefore the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
WEBbefore the LORD; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.
ASVBefore Jehovah; for he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.
YLTBefore Jehovah, for He hath come, For He hath come to judge the earth. He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness!
DARBYBefore Jehovah, for he cometh; for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
BBEBefore the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.
WebsterFor he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

What does Psalms 96:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 96:11-13

11-13. For which reason the universe is invoked to unite in joy, and even inanimate nature (Ro 8:14-22) is poetically represented as capable of joining in the anthem of praise.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 96:10-13

We are to hope and pray for that time, when Christ shall reign in righteousness over all nations. He shall rule in the hearts of men, by the power of truth, and the Spirit of righteousness. His coming draws nigh; this King, this Judge standeth before the door, but he is not yet come. The Lord will accept the praises of all who seek to promote the kingdom of Christ. The sea can but roar, and how the trees of the wood…

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Psalms 96:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לִפְנֵ֤יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֨ה\׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֬יkiforH3588
בָ֗אVa'[he is] comingH935
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
בָא֮va'[he is] comingH935
לִשְׁפֹּ֪טlish.Potto judgeH8199
הָ֫אָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
יִשְׁפֹּֽט\־yish.pot-he will judgeH8199
תֵּבֵ֥לte.Vel[the] worldH8398
בְּצֶ֑דֶקbe.Tze.dekin righteousnessH6664
וְ֝עַמִּ֗יםve.'a.Mimand peoplesH5971
בֶּאֱמוּנָתֽוֹ\׃be.'e.mu.na.Toin faithfulness hisH530

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 96:13

  • Revelation 19:11

    And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

  • 2 Timothy 4:8

    Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

  • Isaiah 25:8-9

    He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

    For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

  • Titus 2:13

    Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

  • Psalms 98:9

    Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

  • Psalms 67:4

    O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

  • Psalms 96:10

    Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

  • 2 Peter 3:12-14

    Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

  • Malachi 3:1-2

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

  • Revelation 11:18

    And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

  • Revelation 22:10

    And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he cometh.
98:9; Isa 25:8,9; Mal 3:1,2; 1Th 4:16-18; 2Th 1:10; 2Ti 4:8
Tit 2:13; 2Pe 3:12-14; Re 11:18; 22:10
judge.
10; 67:4; Re 19:11

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Context

  • Psalms 96:12

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

  • Psalms 96:13

    Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

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Psalms 96:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Delante de Jehová que vino: porque vino á juzgar la tierra. Juzgará al mundo con justicia, y á los pueblos con su verdad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Devant l’ Éternel; car il vient, car il vient pour juger la terre: il jugera le monde avec justice, et les peuples selon sa fidélité.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Vor Jehova; denn er kommt, denn er kommt, die Erde zu richten: er wird den Erdkreis richten in Gerechtigkeit, und die Völker in seiner Treue.