557. [verse 12] 'For this rejoice, O heavens, and you inhabitants therein' signifies the new state of heaven, that they are in the Lord and the Lord in them. By heavens ' is understood the heaven [formed] out of Christians, in which the Lord Only is acknowledged as the God of heaven and earth. By 'rejoice' is signified the new state thereof, full of joy. By 'inhabitants' are signified those who are in good (n. 380), and because every good is from the Lord it is signified that they are in the Lord and the Lord in them.