Psalms 96
A Call to Worship the Lord the Righteous Judge.
1 aSing to the Lord a bnew song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
cProclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
3 Tell of dHis glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
4 For egreat is the Lord, and fgreatly to be praised;
He is to be gfeared habove all gods.
5 For iall the gods of the peoples are ▼
▼Or non-existent things
idols, But kthe Lord made the heavens.
6 lSplendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
7 ▼
▼Lit Give
Ascribe to the Lord, you nfamilies of the peoples, ▼
▼Lit Give
pAscribe to the Lord glory and strength. 8 ▼
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Ascribe to the Lord the rglory of His name; Bring an ▼
▼Or meal offering
toffering and come into His courtyards. 9 uWorship the Lord in ▼
▼Or the splendor of holiness
holy attire; wTremble before Him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, “ xThe Lord reigns;
Indeed, the yworld is firmly established, it will not be moved;
He will zjudge the peoples fairly.”
11 May the aaheavens be joyful, and may the abearth rejoice;
May acthe sea ▼
▼Or thunder
roar, and ▼▼Lit its fullness
all it contains; 12 May the affield be jubilant, and all that is in it.
Then all the agtrees of the forest will sing for joy
13 Before the Lord, ahfor He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
aiHe will judge the world in righteousness,
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
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