Psalm 96 A Call to All the Earth to Praise and Fear the Lord

 Psalm 96

A Call to All the Earth to Praise and Fear the Lord

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

2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name; proclaim his salvation from day to day!

3 Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all peoples.

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

5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless; but the Lord made the heavens.

6 Glory and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

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

 9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.

10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; the world also will be established, so that it will not be moved. He will judge the peoples with righteousness.”

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

12 Let the field be glad, and all that is in it; then all the trees of the forest will be glad,

13 Before the face of the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his truth.