Psalms 95:11 (DRB)

Passage

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea be moved, and the fulness thereof:

Nearby Context

Psalms 95:9 Adore ye the Lord in his holy court. Let all the earth be moved at his presence.

Psalms 95:10 Say ye among the Gentiles, the Lord hath reigned. For he hath corrected the world, which shall not be moved: he will judge the people with justice.

Psalms 95:11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea be moved, and the fulness thereof:

Psalms 95:12 The fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful. Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice

Psalms 95:13 before the face of the Lord, because he cometh: because he cometh to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the people with his truth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heavens", "rejoice", "earth", "glad", "moved", "fulness", and "thereof". 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 10's "Say ye among the Gentiles the Lord..." into verse 12's "The fields and all things that are...", so "heavens" and "rejoice" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

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.