SING TO THE LORD

Psalm 96:1-13 / Keywords 96:2

Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.

 96:1 Sing to the Lord a new song;

    sing to the Lord, all the earth.

2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name;

    proclaim his salvation day after day.

3 Declare his glory among the nations,

    his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

4 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;

    he is to be feared above all gods.

5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,

    but the Lord made the heavens.

6 Splendor and majesty are before him;

    strength and glory are in his sanctuary.

7 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,

    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

    bring an offering and come into his courts.

9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness;

    tremble before him, all the earth.

10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”

    The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved;

    he will judge the peoples with equity.

11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;

    let the sea resound, and all that is in it.

12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;

    let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.

13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,

    he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness

    and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Footnotes

Psalm 96:9 Or Lord with the splendor of

1. The LORD calls all the earth to sing to him. We praise him like this because of his great salvation. The LORD calls us to proclaim and declare his glory among the nations. Our God is the creator and the ruler of all things. His greatness has no equal. He is worthy of all praise. We are called to ascribe to him all the glory that is due him, to offer our time, our money and most of all our lives to him. We are called to testify his awesome splendor to all nations and bring them also to the worship of God.

 

2. Verses 10-13 tell us that the LORD is the one who comes to judge the earth. He will judge all people. He judges with equity. We are called to rejoice with eager expectation of his coming. When Jesus came, he bore the sins of humanity on himself and died. But he was raised from the dead and will come again. The LORD’s judgment is testified in Christ. When he comes, we know he will judge the world in righteousness. His faithfulness brings us to rejoice.

 

Prayer Lord, bless me to proclaim your salvation to all nations and live as a source of joy today.

One Word Let all creation rejoice