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1 Chronicles 16:31–33

31  Let the heavens be glad, and hlet the earth rejoice:

And let men say among the nations, iThe Lord reigneth.

32  kLet the sea roar, and the fulness thereof:

Let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

33  Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord,

Because he cometh to judge the earth.

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1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — The New International Version (NIV)

31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;

let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;

let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!

33 Let the trees of the forest sing,

let them sing for joy before the Lord,

for he comes to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — English Standard Version (ESV)

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

32 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

let the field exult, and everything in it!

33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy

before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — New Living Translation (NLT)

31 Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!

Tell all the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

32 Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise!

Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!

33 Let the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord,

for he is coming to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;

And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”

32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;

Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.

33 Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord,

For He is coming to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — New Century Version (NCV)

31 Let the skies rejoice and the earth be glad.

Let people everywhere say, “The Lord is king!”

32 Let the sea and everything in it shout;

let the fields and everything in them rejoice.

33 Then the trees of the forest will sing

for joy before the Lord.

They will sing because he is coming to judge the world.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — American Standard Version (ASV)

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth.

32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

Let the field exult, and all that is therein;

33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Jehovah;

For he cometh to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! 32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; Let the field exult, and all that is therein. 33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing out at the presence of Jehovah, For he cometh to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

31 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. 

Say to the nations, ‘The Lord rules as king!’ 

32 Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder. 

Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. 

33 Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy 

in the presence of the Lord when he comes to judge the earth. 

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

31 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is King!”

32 Let the sea and everything in it resound;

let the fields and all that is in them exult.

33 Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord,

for He is coming to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is king!”

32 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

let the field exult, and everything in it.

33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy

before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad,

and let them tell the peoples, “Yahweh reigns!”

32 Let the sea roar and its fullness;

let the field rejoice and all that is in it.

33 Then the trees of the forest shall sing for joy before Yahweh,

for he comes to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

31 Let the heavens be filled with joy. Let the earth be glad.

Let them say among the nations, “The Lord rules!”

32 Let the ocean and everything in it roar.

Let the fields and everything in them be glad.

33 Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy.

They will sing to the Lord.

He will judge the people of the world.

1 Chronicles 16:31–33 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”

32 Let the sea roar, and all it contains;

Let the field exult, and all that is in it.

33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;

For He is coming to judge the earth.


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