Psalm 96 | New International Version

1 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.

2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.

3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvellous deeds among all peoples.

4 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.

5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.

6 Splendour and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.

7 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.

9 Worship the Lord in the splendour of his* holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.

10 Say among the nations, ‘The Lord reigns.’ The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.

11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it.

12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.

13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

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New International Reader’s Version

1 Sing a new song to the LORD. All you people of the earth, sing to the LORD.

2 Sing to the LORD. Praise him. Day after day tell about how he saves us.

3 Tell the nations about his glory. Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done.

4 The LORD is great. He is really worthy of praise. People should have respect for him as the greatest God of all.

5 All the gods of the nations are like their statues. They can’t do anything. But the LORD made the heavens.

6 Glory and majesty are all around him. Strength and glory can be seen in his temple.

7 Praise the LORD, all you nations. Praise the LORD for his glory and strength.

8 Praise the LORD for the glory that belongs to him. Bring an offering and come into the courtyards of his temple.

9 Worship the LORD because of his beauty and holiness. All you people of the earth, tremble when you are with him.

10 Say to the nations, ‘The LORD rules.’ The world is firmly set in place. It can’t be moved. The LORD will judge the people of the world fairly.

11 Let the heavens be full of joy. Let the earth be glad. Let the ocean and everything in it roar.

12 Let the fields and everything in them be glad. Let all the trees in the forest sing for joy.

13 Let all creation be full of joy in front of the LORD, because he is coming to judge the earth. He will faithfully judge the people of the world in keeping with what is right.

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