Old Testament

Psalms 96

A New Song for All Nations

4 passages

Overview

Psalm 96 calls Israel and all humanity to sing a new song to the Lord, to proclaim His glory and incomparable greatness above every idol and false deity, and to rejoice with all creation before the God who reigns and comes to judge the world in righteousness.

Passages

1–3The Call to Sing and Proclaim 4–6Yahweh's Greatness Over All Gods 7–9The Universal Call to Adore 10–13Yahweh Reigns: Cosmic Rejoicing and the Coming Judge

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Psalms 96

¹Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.

²Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!

³Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.

⁴For Yahweh is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

⁵For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.

⁶Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

⁷Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of nations, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

⁸Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.

⁹Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.

¹⁰Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.

¹¹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!

¹²Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy

¹³before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.

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