1 Chronicles 16:33 (DRB)

Passage

Then shall the trees of the wood give praise before the Lord: because he is come to judge the earth.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad: and let them say among the nations: The Lord hath reigned.

1 Chronicles 16:32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all things that are in them.

1 Chronicles 16:33 Then shall the trees of the wood give praise before the Lord: because he is come to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:34 Give ye glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

1 Chronicles 16:35 And say ye: Save us, O God our savior: and gather us together, and deliver us from the nations, that we may give glory to thy holy name, and may rejoice in singing thy praises.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "trees", "wood", "give", "praise", "before", "lord", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "trees", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "Let the sea roar and the fulness..." into verse 34's "Give ye glory to the Lord for...", so "shall" and "trees" 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 "shall" and "trees" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.