# Psalm 96 📖: Sing a New Song
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] Sing to the Lord a new song.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
[[#Verse 02.]] Sing to the Lord. Praise his name.
Announce every day how he delivers.
[[#Verse 03.]] Tell the nations about his splendor.
Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds.
[[#Verse 04.]] For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise;
he is more awesome than all gods.
[[#Verse 05.]] For all the gods of the nations are worthless,
but the Lord made the sky.
[[#Verse 06.]] Majestic splendor emanates from him;
his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful.
[[#Verse 07.]] Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,
ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength.
[[#Verse 08.]] Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves.
Bring an offering and enter his courts.
[[#Verse 09.]] Worship the Lord in holy attire.
Tremble before him, all the earth.
[[#Verse 10.]] Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!
The world is established; it cannot be moved.
He judges the nations fairly.”
[[#Verse 11.]] Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy.
Let the sea and everything in it shout.
[[#Verse 12.]] Let the fields and everything in them celebrate.
Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy
[[#Verse 13.]] before the Lord, for he comes.
For he comes to judge the earth.
He judges the world fairly,
and the nations in accordance with his justice.
## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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###### Verse 13.
## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Psalm 96 has no heading, but almost all of it appears in 1 Chronicles 16:23-33.
2. In Chronicles, these words are part of a song sung when David brought the ark to Jerusalem.
3. There is a wordplay in 96:5: the gods of the nations are *elilim* (worthless idols), while the Lord is *Elohim* (God).
4. Verses 7-9 echo the call of Psalm 29:1-2 to "ascribe" glory to the Lord.
5. The call to sing a new song appears in several psalms (33, 40, 98, 144, 149) and in Isaiah 42:10.
6. The psalm moves from Israel (96:1-3) to the nations (96:7-10) to all creation (96:11-13).
7. The trees of the forest singing for joy (96:12) is a poetic picture of creation celebrating God's rule.
8. "Bring an offering and come into His courts" (96:8) invites the nations into temple worship.
9. The Greek Septuagint heading links the psalm to the building of the house after the exile.
10. Psalm 96 is one of the enthronement psalms that celebrate "The Lord reigns" (96:10).
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the coming King who will judge the world in righteousness (96:13). Paul declared that God will judge the world by the Man He has appointed, proven by raising Jesus from the dead (Acts 17:31). Through Christ the gospel goes to all nations (Matthew 28:19).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. The psalm calls for a new song to the Lord (96:1). What new reason do you have to praise God this week?
2. We are told to declare His glory among the nations (96:3). Who in your life needs to hear about God's goodness?
3. All creation rejoices because the Lord is coming to judge (96:11-13). Why is God's judgment a reason for joy?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verses 1-2: Sing a new song to the Lord and proclaim His salvation every day.
- 📖 verse 3: Declare His glory among the nations and His amazing deeds among all peoples.
- 📖 verse 13: The Lord is coming to judge the world fairly and the nations with faithfulness.
## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference
- 🔗 [[1 Chronicles 16#Verse 23.|1 Chronicles 16:23-33]] - David's song when the ark arrived.
- 🔗 [[Isaiah 42#Verse 10.|Isaiah 42:10]] - Sing a new song to the Lord.
- 🔗 [[Revelation 14#Verse 06.|Revelation 14:6-7]] - The eternal gospel for every nation.
- 🔗 [[Acts 17#Verse 31.|Acts 17:31]] - God will judge the world in righteousness.
- 🔗 [[Romans 08#Verse 19.|Romans 8:19-21]] - Creation waits for its freedom.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 96- SOAP|Tell of God’s Greatness]]
## 📂 Internal Notes