Psalms 96:1

For David, when his land is established. 1 The Lord reigns, let the earth exult, 1 Let many islands rejoice. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Cloud and darkness are round about him; 1 Righteousness and judgment are the establishment of his throne. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 33:3My soul shall boast herself in the Lord: 1 Let the meek hear, and rejoice. 1

Psalms 67:3As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: 1 As wax melts before the fire, 1 So let the sinners perish from before God. 1

Psalms 98:1A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord reigns—let the people rage; 1 It is he that sits upon the cherubs, let the earth be moved. 1

Matthew Henry on Psalms 96:1

This psalm is part of that which was delivered into the hand of Asaph and his brethren ( 1 Chron. xvi. 7 ), by which it appears both that David was the penman of it and that it has reference to the bringing up of the ark to the city of David; whether that long psalm was made first, and this afterwards taken out of it, or this made first and afterwards borrowed to make up that, is not certain. But this is certain, that, though it was sung at the translation of the ark, it looks further, to the kingdom of Christ,… Read the whole commentary →

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