Psa 96:7-8 | TNotes | STEP | 96:7 nations of the world (literally families of the nations ): Families and clans represent subdivisions of the nations (see Gen 12:3 ). • The nations must respond to the Lord’s glory (Pss 8:1 ; 19:1-4 ; 24:7 ).

a96:7►

bGen 12:3►

cPss 8:1►

d19:1-4►

e24:7►

f96:8►

g65:4►

h84:2►

i10►

j100:4►

k116:19►

l135:2►

mIsa 1:12►

‏ Psalms 96:7-8

96:7 ^a nations of the world (literally families of the nations): Families and clans represent subdivisions of the nations (see Gen 12:3 ^b).

• The nations must respond to the Lord’s glory (Pss 8:1 ^c; 19:1-4 ^d; 24:7 ^e).
96:8 ^f The courts of God’s sanctuary were usually off-limits to non-Jewish people. In this psalm the nations of the world—the non-Jews—are invited in (65:4 ^g; 84:2 ^h, 10 ⁱ; 100:4 ^j; 116:19 ^k; 135:2 ^l; Isa 1:12 ^m).