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Psalm 96
96:1 Sing to the Lord a new song ! Sing to the Lord , all the earth ! 96:2 Sing to the Lord ! Praise his name ! Announce every day how he delivers ! 96:3 Tell the nations about his splendor ! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds ! 96:4 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise ; he is more awesome than all gods . 96:5 For all the gods of the nations are worthless , but the Lord made the sky . 96:6 Majestic splendor emanates from him; his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful . 96:7 Ascribe to the Lord , O families of the nations , ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength ! 96:8 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves ! Bring an offering and enter his courts ! 96:9 Worship the Lord in holy attire ! Tremble before him, all the earth ! 96:10 Say among the nations , “The Lord reigns ! The world is established , it cannot be moved . He judges the nations fairly .” 96:11 Let the sky rejoice , and the earth be happy ! Let the sea and everything in it shout ! 96:12 Let the fields and everything in them celebrate ! Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy

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  • Agungkan Allahmu [KJ.72] ( The God of Abraham Praise / Yigdol )
  • Bila Kulihat Bintang Gemerlapan [KJ.64]
  • Hai Dunia, Gembiralah [KJ.119] ( Joy to the World )
  • Kabar Yang Indah Benar [KJ.271]
  • Kami Puji dengan Riang [KJ.3]
  • Muliakan Allah yang Esa [KJ.45]
  • Pataka Raja MajuLah [KJ.171]
  • Yesus Kristus Memerintah [KJ.220]
  • [Psa 96:1] Glory Of The Spring How Sweet!, The
  • [Psa 96:1] Let All The Earth Their Voices Raise
  • [Psa 96:1] O Sing A New Song To The Lord
  • [Psa 96:1] Sing To The Lord, Sing His Praise
  • [Psa 96:1] Sing To The Lord, Ye Distant Lands
  • [Psa 96:1] Sing Unto God
  • [Psa 96:2] We Bless The Name Of Christ, The Lord
  • [Psa 96:2] Ye Heavenly Choir
  • [Psa 96:9] O Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness
  • [Psa 96:7] Raise The Psalm: Let Earth Adoring
  • [Psa 96:10] Tell It Out (havergal)
  • [Psa 96:12] Hark, My Soul, How Everything

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  • This hymn (vv. 8-36) was probably one of many that the people sang on this occasion. It expressed the hopes and thoughts of the Israelites assembled that the returned exiles needed to emulate. This thanksgiving song is a medl...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • The messianic psalms are perhaps the most commonly known type. They predict the coming of a messiah. Franz Delitzsch broke these psalms down into five kinds. The first is the purely prophetic, which predicts that a future Dav...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The psalmist called on all nations to honor Israel's God who will one day rule over them. This is one of the enthronement psalms that deals with Yahweh's universal reign (cf. Pss. 93; 95-99). These are prophetic psalms since ...
  • The psalmist rejoiced in the Lord's reign in this psalm. This is one of the "enthronement"or "theocratic"psalms that depict the righteous rule of God on earth (cf. Pss. 47, 95-99). They focus on God's sovereignty over His peo...
  • The anonymous psalmist extolled Yahweh as the great King above all gods and urged the Israelites to worship Him alone rather than disbelieving Him. This is another enthronement psalm (cf. Pss. 47, 93, 96-99)....
  • 96:1-3 The new song the people of the earth should sing is a song that praises God for His new blessings. These are fresh every morning (Lam. 3:22-23). All people should hear about God's glory and deeds because they will brin...
  • 96:7-9 "Families"is literally "tribes."The Israelites invited all the Gentile groups to honor the true God. They invited them to bring offerings of worship to Him at the temple. Contrast this attitude toward the Gentiles with...
  • The writer returned to his former thought of all creation being under God's authority (vv. 4-5). He now summoned all creation to praise God at the prospect of His righteous rule. Verse 13 is one of the clearest and most thril...
  • This is another psalm that calls the earth to praise God in view of His coming reign."It is a close companion to Psalm 96, but is wholly given up to praise. Here there are no comparisons with the heathen, no instructions in r...
  • The psalmist vowed to praise God wholeheartedly in the temple for His loyal love and faithfulness. The "gods"before whom he promised to give thanks may be judges and rulers (cf. 95:3; 96:4; 97:7) or perhaps the pagan idols th...
  • The writer exhorted the Israelites to praise God enthusiastically and wholeheartedly. Their praise should be spontaneous and fresh, the connotations of a "new song"(cf. 33:3; 40:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9). They should also praise ...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • This poem depicts the effects of Yahweh's wrath on the self-exalting nations. His judgment will be universal (vv. 1-4). Isaiah particularized it with reference to Edom, a representative nation (vv. 5-17; cf. 25:10-12)."Here w...
  • God had not forgotten nor was He unable to deliver His people. Their redemption was certain."This vision of what God will accomplish through his Servant is so exciting that Isaiah breaks into the ecstatic hymn of praise (vv. ...
  • "After the oracles against wicked kings, there is a promise of a righteous one, the Shoot of David."313Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah's descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a David...
  • 4:4 Ironically the Lord told these sinful Israelites to go to Bethel but to transgress, not to worship. Such a call parodied the summons of Israel's priests to come to the sanctuary to worship (cf. Ps. 95:6; 96:8-9; 100:2-4)....
  • 2:10-11 The Israelites in Jerusalem and elsewhere were to rejoice because the Lord promised to intervene for them and to dwell among them. His return to Jerusalem would prompt the nations to come there and acknowledge Him as ...
  • 12:7 Michael the archangel (Jude 9) is the leader of God's angelic army. He is Israel's special patron (Dan. 10:13, 21; 12:1). He evidently holds high rank among unfallen angels as Satan does among the fallen. John saw him en...
  • 14:1 "And I looked"(Gr. kai eidon) introduces three scenes in chapter 14 (vv. 1, 6, 14), as this phrase did twice in chapter 13 (vv. 1, 11). "Behold"(Gr. idou, cf. v. 14) calls special attention to the greatness of the sight ...
  • John recorded his vision of Jesus Christ's reign on the earth for 1, 000 years to inform his readers of what would take place after He returns to the earth."Few verses in the Bible are more crucial to the interpretation of th...
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