Psa 96 | ABEn | STEP | When the house was built after the captivity; an ode to David. Sing to the lord [ 2 song 1 a new]! Sing to the lord all the earth!

Psalms 96

PSALM 96

The LORD is Great

When the house was built after the captivity; an ode to David.

1 Sing to the lord [²song ¹a new]! Sing to the lord all the earth! 2 Sing to the lord! Bless his name! Announce good news day by day of his deliverance! 3 Announce among the nations of his glory, and among all the peoples of his wonders! 4 For great is the lord, and praiseworthy -- exceedingly. He is fearful above all the gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are demons; but the lord [²the ³heavens ¹made]. 6 Acknowledgment and beauty are before him; holiness and majesty are in his sanctuary. 7 Bring to the lord, O families of the nations! Bring to the lord glory and honor! 8 Bring to the lord glory for his name! Carry sacrifices, and enter into his courtyards! 9 Do obeisance to the lord in [²courtyard ¹his holy]! Let [⁴shake ⁵before ⁶his face ¹all ²the ³earth]! 10 Say among the nations that, The lord reigns! For even he set up the inhabitable world which will not be shaken. He shall judge peoples in straightness. 11 Let [³be glad ¹the ²heavens], and let [³exult ¹the ²earth]! Let [³be shaken ¹the ²sea], and the fullness of it! 12 [³shall rejoice ¹The ²plains], and all the things in them. Then [⁶shall exult ¹all ²the ³trees ⁴of the ⁵forest] 13 from the face of the lord, for he comes; for he comes to judge the earth. He shall judge the inhabitable world in righteousness, and peoples in his truth.