Psalms 96
1 Sing to Yahweh a new song! [You people] throughout the earth, sing to Yahweh!
Oh, sing to Yahweh a new song; sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
2 Sing to Yahweh and praise him [MTY]! Every day proclaim [to others] that he has saved/rescued us.
Sing to Yahweh, bless his name; announce his salvation day after 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 the nations, his marvelous deeds among all the nations.
4 Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much; he should be revered more than for all the gods,
For Yahweh is great and is to be praised greatly. He is to be feared above all other 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 nations are idols, but it is Yahweh who 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 in his presence. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7 You people in nations all over the earth, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power [HEN]!
Ascribe to Yahweh, you clans of peoples, ascribe praise to Yahweh for his glory and strength.
8 Praise Yahweh like he deserves to be praised, Bring an offering and come to his temple.
Give to Yahweh the glory that his name deserves. Bring an offering 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 down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, 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 the nations, “Yahweh reigns.” The world also is established; it cannot be shaken. He judges the peoples fairly.
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].
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar and that which fills it shout with joy.
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
Let the fields rejoice and all that is in them. Then let all the trees in the forest shout for joy
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 Yahweh, for he is coming. He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his faithfulness.
