The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 96 -

Sing to the Lord, all the earth

(1 Chronicles 16:23-36)

A Canticle of David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing to the Lord, all the earth.(a)

Sing to the Lord and bless his name. Announce his salvation from day to day.

Announce his glory among the Gentiles, his miracles among all peoples.

For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. He is terrible, beyond all gods.

For all the gods of the Gentiles are demons, but the Lord made the heavens.

Confession and beauty are in his sight. Sanctity and magnificence are in his sanctuary.(b)

Bring to the Lord, you natives of the nations, bring to the Lord glory and honor.

Bring to the Lord glory for his name. Lift up sacrifices, and enter into his courts.

Adore the Lord in his holy court. Let the entire earth be shaken before his face.

Say among the Gentiles: The Lord has reigned. For he has even corrected the whole world, which will not be shaken. He will judge the peoples with fairness.(c)

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult; let the sea and all its fullness be moved.

The fields and all the things that are in them will be glad. Then all the trees of the forest will rejoice

before the face of the Lord: for he arrives. For he arrives to judge the earth. He will judge the whole world with fairness and the peoples with his truth.

Footnotes

(a)95:1 When the house was built, etc:Alluding to that time, and then ordered to be sung: but principally relating to the building of the church of Christ, after our redemption from the captivity of Satan.(Challoner)

(b)95:6 Or, ‘Purity and magnificence are in his sanctuary.’(Conte)

(c)95:10 Even though the previous verse said that the entire earth could be shaken before the face of God, this verse says that the whole world will not be shaken (or moved). Presently, the earth can and will be shaken, but eventually God will establish His kingdom on earth and it shall never be shaken (or moved or destroyed) again.(Conte)

Sing to the Lord, all the earth

(1 Chronicles 16:23-36)

Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth.

Sing to the LORD! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!

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

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

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

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

Ascribe to the LORD, you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

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

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

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

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

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

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