Psalms 96

1 A Canticle of David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

When the house was built after the Captivity, a Song of David. Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.

2 Sing to the Lord and bless his name. Announce his salvation from day to day.

Sing to the Lord, bless his name: proclaim his salvation from day to day.

3 Announce his glory among the Gentiles, his miracles among all peoples.

Publish his glory among the Gentiles, his wonderful works among all people.

4 For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. He is terrible, beyond all gods.

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

5 For all the gods of the Gentiles are demons, but the Lord made the heavens.

For all the gods of the heathen are devils: but the Lord made the heavens.

6 Confession and beauty are in his sight. Sanctity and magnificence are in his sanctuary.

Thanksgiving and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty are in his sanctuary.

7 Bring to the Lord, you natives of the nations, bring to the Lord glory and honor.

Bring to the Lord, you families of the Gentiles, bring to the Lord glory and honor.

8 Bring to the Lord glory for his name. Lift up sacrifices, and enter into his courts.

Bring to the Lord the glory [becoming] his name: take offerings, and go into his courts.

9 Adore the Lord in his holy court. Let the entire earth be shaken before his face.

Worship the Lord in his holy court: let all the earth tremble before him.

10 Say among the Gentiles: The Lord has reigned. For he has even corrected the whole world, which will not be shaken. He will judge the peoples with fairness.

Say among the heathen, The Lord reigns: for he has established the world so that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people in righteousness.

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult; let the sea and all its fullness be moved.

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth exult; let the sea be moved, and the fullness of it.

12 The fields and all the things that are in them will be glad. Then all the trees of the forest will rejoice

The plains shall rejoice, and all things in them: then shall all the trees of the wood exult before the presence of the Lord:

13 before the face of the Lord: for he arrives. For he arrives to judge the earth. He will judge the whole world with fairness and the peoples with his truth.

for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth; he shall judge the world in righteousness, and the people with his truth.