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Will the trees truly sing?
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Rashi (Tehilim 96:12): This is a metaphor for all rulers of the nations.
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Malbim (Tehilim 96:12, based on Rosh Hashanah 17b): Sometimes people are liable, and naturally, it is proper that there be much rain, the rain will fall only on the forests, and not on the grain fields, and all forest trees will rejoice.
