Psalms 96 (DBY)

Chapter Text

96:1 Sing ye unto Jehovah a new song: sing unto Jehovah, all the earth.

96:2 Sing unto Jehovah, bless his name; publish his salvation from day to day.

96:3 Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all the peoples.

96:4 For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all gods.

96:5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols; but Jehovah made the heavens.

96:6 Majesty and splendour are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

96:7 Give unto Jehovah, ye families of peoples, give unto Jehovah glory and strength;

96:8 Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name; bring an oblation and come into his courts;

96:9 Worship Jehovah in holy splendour; tremble before him, all the earth.

96:10 Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved; he will execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.

96:11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

96:12 Let the field exult and all that is therein. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy,

96:13 Before Jehovah, for he cometh; for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "faith", "sing", "jehovah", "song", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "world" and "faith" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.