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Psalms 96 Summary

Sing a New Song: God's Greatness and Coming Judgment

The psalmist calls all the earth to sing a new song unto the Lord and declare His glory and wonders among the heathen. The Lord is great and greatly to be praised, feared above all gods, who alone made the heavens while the gods of the nations are but idols. All are called to give the Lord glory and strength, worship in the beauty of holiness, and declare that the Lord reigns and shall judge the world with righteousness and people with His truth.

Key themes

New song of praiseGod's gloryGod alone supremeRighteous judgmentDivine coming

Key verses

Psalms 96:1

O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.

Psalms 96:4

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Psalms 96:9

O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

Psalms 96:13

Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

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