Psa 96:11-13, 148:1-4, Isa 49:13, 55:12-13, Luk 2:14, Rev 18:20, 19:1-7 | ESV | STEP | Let the heavens be glad , and let the earth rejoice ; let the sea roar , and all that fills it;

11 Let ^athe heavens be glad, and let ^bthe earth rejoice;
let ^cthe sea roar, and all that fills it;
12 let ^dthe field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all ^ethe trees of the forest sing for joy
13 before the Lord, for he comes,
for he comes ^fto judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Psalms 148:1-4

Praise the Name of the Lord

1 ^gPraise the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^hfrom the heavens;
praise him ⁱin the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his ^jhosts!
3 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you ^khighest heavens,
and you ^lwaters above the heavens!

Isaiah 49:13

13 ^mSing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord ⁿhas comforted his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted.

Isaiah 55:12-13

12 ^o“For you shall go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
^pthe mountains and the hills before you
shall break forth into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 ^qInstead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall make a name for the Lord,
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

Luke 2:14

14 ^r“Glory to God ^sin the highest,
^tand on earth ^upeace ^vamong those with whom he is pleased!” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts peace, good will among men}

Revelation of John 18:20

20 ^xRejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and ^yapostles and prophets,
for ^zGod has given judgment for you against her!”

Revelation of John 19:1-7

Rejoicing in Heaven

1 After this I heard ^aawhat seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
^abSalvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2 for ^achis judgments are true and just;
for he has judged ^adthe great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ^aehas avenged on her the blood of his servants.” ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verse 5}
3 Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
^agThe smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”
4 And ^ahthe twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” 5 And from the throne came a voice saying,

^ai“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
^ajyou who fear him,
small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

6 Then I heard what seemed to be ^akthe voice of a great multitude, like ^althe roar of many waters and ^amlike the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty ^anreigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for ^aothe marriage of the Lamb has come,
and ^aphis Bride has made herself ready;