Text -- Psalms 96:1-4 (NET)

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.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 96:1

¹ sn Psalm 96. The psalmist summons everyone to praise the Lord, the sovereign creator of the world who preserves and promotes justice in the earth.

² sn A new song is appropriate because the Lord is constantly intervening in the world as its just king. See also Pss 33:3; 40:3; 98:1.

NET Notes: Psa 96:2

¹ tn Heb “announce from day to day his deliverance.”

NET Notes: Psa 96:3

¹ tn The verb “tell” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

NET Notes: Psa 96:4

¹ tn Or perhaps “and feared by all gods.” See Ps 89:7.