Psalms 96:13

Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

Before the Lord; for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth. The repetition, "for He cometh," expresses the certainty of His coming, and His people's joyful anticipation of it. This is the expansion of the single "He cometh," .

He shall judge ... the people with his truth. The truth of the coming Judge stands in contrast to the falsity which has heretofore prevailed on earth. He comes to "judge" - i:e., to vindicate His people's cause, and the cause of "righteousness." Therefore His people look forward to His coming with joy (Luke 18:1).