Passage
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth!
1 Chronicles 16:31 (DBY)
Nearby Context
1 Chronicles 16:29 Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name! Bring an oblation, and come before him: Worship Jehovah in holy splendour.
1 Chronicles 16:30 Tremble before him, all the earth: The world also is established, it shall not be moved.
1 Chronicles 16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth!
1 Chronicles 16:32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; Let the field exult, and all that is therein.
1 Chronicles 16:33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing out at the presence of Jehovah, For he cometh to judge the earth.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "heavens", "rejoice", "earth", "glad", "nations", "jehovah", and "reigneth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heavens" and "rejoice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Tremble before him all the earth The..." into verse 32's "Let the sea roar and the fulness...", so "heavens" and "rejoice" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "heavens" and "rejoice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.