Psalms 96

1 Sing to Yahweh a new song! [You people] throughout the earth, sing to Yahweh!

Sing to YHWH a new song, Sing to YHWH all the earth.

2 Sing to Yahweh and praise him [MTY]! Every day proclaim [to others] that he has saved/rescued us.

Sing to YHWH, bless His Name, Proclaim His salvation from day to day.

3 Tell about his glory/greatness to all people-groups; tell all people-groups the marvelous [things that he has done].

Declare His glory among nations, His wonders among all the peoples.

4 Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much; he should be revered more than for all the gods,

For YHWH [is] great, and greatly praised, He [is] fearful over all gods.

5 because all the gods that other people-groups [worship] are [only] idols, but Yahweh [is truly great]; he created the skies!

For all the gods of the peoples [are] nothing, And YHWH made the heavens.

6 Those who are in his presence honor him and can see that he is a great king. They can see in his temple that he is very powerful and is very beautiful.

Splendor and majesty [are] before Him, Strength and beauty in His sanctuary.

7 You people in nations all over the earth, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power [HEN]!

Ascribe to YHWH, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to YHWH glory and strength.

8 Praise Yahweh like he deserves to be praised, Bring an offering and come to his temple.

Ascribe to YHWH the glory of His Name, Lift up a present and come into His courts.

9 Bow down before Yahweh [when he appears] in his holy/sacred temple; everyone on the earth should tremble in front of him, because he is majestic and holy.

Bow yourselves to YHWH, In the honor of holiness, Be afraid of His presence, all the earth.

10 Say to all the people-groups, “Yahweh is the king! He put the world in its place, and nothing will ever be able to move/shake it. He will judge [all] the people-groups fairly.”

Say among nations, “YHWH has reigned, Also—the world is established, unmoved, He judges the peoples in uprightness.”

11 [All the beings that are in] [MTY] the heavens should be glad, and all [the people on the] earth should rejoice. The oceans and all the creatures that are in the oceans should roar [to praise Yahweh].

The heavens rejoice, and the earth is joyful, The sea and its fullness roar.

12 The fields and everything that grows in them should rejoice. When they do that, [it will be as though] all the trees in the forests will sing joyfully

The field exults, and all that [is] in it, Then all trees of the forest sing,

13 in front of Yahweh. That will happen when he comes to judge [everyone on] [MTY] the earth. He will judge all the people fairly/justly, according to [what he knows is] true.

Before YHWH, for He has come, For He has come to judge the earth. He judges the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness!