96 1 An exhortation both to the Jews and Gentiles to praise God for his mercy. And this specially ought to be referred to the kingdom of Christ.
1 Sing [a]unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord all the earth.
2 Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name: declare his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among all nations, and his wonders among all people.
4 For the Lord is [b]great and much to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the people are [c]idols: but the Lord [d]made the heavens.
6 [e]Strength and glory are before him: power and beauty are in his Sanctuary.
7 Give unto the Lord, ye families of the people: give unto the Lord glory and [f]power.
8 Give unto the Lord the glory of his Name: bring [g]an offering, and enter into his courts.
9 Worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuary: tremble before him all the earth.
10 Say among the [h]Nations, The Lord reigneth: Surely the world shall be stable, and not move, and he shall judge the people [i]in righteousness.
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad: let the sea roar, and all that therein is.
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: let all the [j]trees of the wood then rejoice,
13 Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the people in his truth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 96:1 The Prophet showeth that the time shall come, that all nations shall have occasion to praise the Lord for the revealing of his Gospel.
- Psalm 96:4 Seeing he will reveal himself to all nations contrary to their own expectation, they ought all to worship him contrary to their own imaginations, and only as he hath appointed.
- Psalm 96:5 Or, vanities.
- Psalm 96:5 Then the idols, or whatsoever made not the heavens, are not God.
- Psalm 96:6 God cannot be known, but by his strength and glory, the signs whereof appear in his Sanctuary.
- Psalm 96:7 As by experience ye see that it is only due unto him.
- Psalm 96:8 By offering up yourselves wholly unto God, declare that you worship him only.
- Psalm 96:10 He prophecieth that the Gentiles shall be partakers with the Jews of God’s promise.
- Psalm 96:10 He shall regenerate them anew with his Spirit, and restore them to the image of God.
- Psalm 96:12 If the insensible creatures shall have cause to rejoice, when God appeareth, much more we, from whom he hath taken malediction and sin.