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Psalm 96 Unlocked Literal Bible

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1 Oh, sing to Yahweh a new song; sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
1 Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
2 Sing to Yahweh, bless his name; announce his salvation day after day.
2 Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all the nations.
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.
4 For Yahweh is great and is to be praised greatly. He is to be feared above all other gods.
4 For Yahweh is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is Yahweh who made the heavens.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
6 Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to Yahweh, you clans of peoples, ascribe praise to Yahweh for his glory and strength.
7 Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of nations, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
8 Give to Yahweh the glory that his name deserves. Bring an offering and come into his courts.
8 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9 Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
9 Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.” The world also is established; it cannot be shaken. He judges the peoples fairly.
10 Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar and that which fills it shout with joy.
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
12 Let the fields rejoice and all that is in them. Then let all the trees in the forest shout for joy
12 Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy
13 before Yahweh, for he is coming. He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his faithfulness.
13 before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.
Cross references (13)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Chronicles 16:23–33; Psalm 98:1; Psalm 149:1; Revelation 14:3; Psalm 33:3
  2. 2 Mark 16:15; Psalm 71:15; Psalm 103:1–2; Psalm 145:1; Psalm 40:10
  3. 3 Daniel 4:1–3; Psalm 22:27; Luke 24:47; Isaiah 19:23–25; Isaiah 49:6
  4. 4 Psalm 145:3; Jeremiah 10:6–7; Revelation 15:4; Psalm 18:3; Psalm 95:3
  5. 5 Psalm 115:15; Isaiah 42:5; 1 Corinthians 8:4; Psalm 135:18; Jeremiah 10:14–15
  6. 6 Psalm 63:2–3; 1 Chronicles 16:27; Psalm 93:1; Psalm 104:1; Hebrews 1:3
  7. 7 Revelation 19:1; Matthew 6:13; Revelation 5:9; 1 Chronicles 29:11–13; Psalm 22:27
  8. 8 Psalm 100:4; Romans 12:1; Exodus 34:5–9; Hebrews 13:15–16; Psalm 108:3–5
  9. 9 Psalm 29:2; Psalm 114:7; Psalm 110:3; Psalm 33:8; Daniel 11:45
  10. 10 Psalm 93:1; Psalm 67:4; Psalm 9:8; Acts 17:31; Psalms 98:9–99:1
  11. 11 Isaiah 49:13; Psalm 69:34; Psalm 97:1; Psalm 98:7–9; Psalm 148:1–4
  12. 12 Isaiah 55:12–13; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 42:10–11; Isaiah 44:23; Psalm 65:12–13
  13. 13 Revelation 19:11; 2 Timothy 4:8; Isaiah 25:8–9; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–18; Titus 2:13

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

Articles and answers on this site that cite Psalm 96.

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 96:5 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter VI)

    As with David: "The gods of the heathen are idols of demons;" and, "Ye shall not follow other gods." For in that he says "the gods of the heathen"--but the heathen are ignorant of the true God--and calls them "other gods," he bars their claim [to be looked upon] as gods at all.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 96:4 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XI)

    Not surely that Thou mightest know them through me, but that I may awaken my own love and that of my readers towards Thee, that we may all say, "Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised." I have already said, and shall say, for the love of Thy love do I this.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 96:11 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture III)

    1. Rejoice, ye heavens, and let the earth be glad, for those who are to be sprinkled with hyssop, and cleansed with the spiritual hyssop, the power of Him to whom at His Passion drink was offered on hyssop and a reed.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  4. Quotes verse 96:11 John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book II, Chapters IV–VI)

    So that when the divine Scripture saith, Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, it is the angels in heaven and the men on earth that are invited to rejoice.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)

  5. Quotes verse 96:1 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter IX)

    … the treasure new and old, the two covenants; the old, that giving of the law which took place formerly; and He points out as the new, that manner of life required by the Gospel, of which David says, "Sing unto the Lord a new song;" and Esaias, "Sing unto the Lord a new hymn.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)