1 Chronicles 16:31 (YLT)

Passage

Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:29 Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.

1 Chronicles 16:30 Be pained before Him, all the earth:

1 Chronicles 16:31 Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.

1 Chronicles 16:32 Roar doth the sea, and its fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that <FI>is<Fi> in it,

1 Chronicles 16:33 Then sing do trees of the forest, From the presence of Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "established", "moved", "heavens", "rejoice", "earth", "glad", and "nations". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "established", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Be pained before Him all the earth..." into verse 32's "Roar doth the sea and its fulness...", so "world" and "established" 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 "world" and "established" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.