Psalm 96

Psalm 96

¹Sing a new song to the Lord.

All you people of the earth, sing to the Lord.

²Sing to the Lord. Praise him.

Day after day tell about how he saves us.

³Tell the nations about his glory.

Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done.

⁴The Lord is great. He is really worthy of praise.

People should have respect for him as the greatest God of all.

⁵All of the gods of the nations are like their statues.

They can’t do anything.

But the Lord made the heavens.

⁶Glory and majesty are all around him.

Strength and glory can be seen in his temple.

⁷Praise the Lord, all you nations.

Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.

⁸Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him.

Bring an offering and come into the courtyards of his temple.

⁹Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.

All you people of the earth, tremble when you are with him.

¹⁰Say 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.

¹¹Let the heavens be full of joy. Let the earth be glad.

Let the ocean and everything in it roar.

¹²Let the fields and everything in them be glad.

Then all of the trees in the forest will sing with joy.

¹³They will sing to the Lord,

because he is coming to judge the earth.

He will judge the people of the world

in keeping with what is right and true.