Psa 96:13 | NETfull | STEP | before the Lord , for he comes! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in accordance with his justice.

Psalms 96:13

13 before the Lord, for he comes!
For he comes to judge the earth!
He judges the world fairly, ^{▼▼ The verbal forms in v. 13 probably describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, though they may depict in dramatic fashion the outworking of divine judgment or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions, in which case they could be translated “will judge the world.”}
and the nations in accordance with his justice. ^{▼▼ Heb “and the nations with his integrity.”}

Psalm 97

^{▼▼ Psalm 97. The psalmist depicts the Lord as the sovereign, just king of the world who comes in power to vindicate his people.}