96:1 Sing a new song to the LORD! Sing to the LORD, all the world! |
96:2 Sing to the LORD, and praise him! Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us. |
96:3 Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty deeds to all peoples. |
96:4 The LORD is great and is to be highly praised; he is to be honored more than all the gods. |
96:5 The gods of all other nations are only idols, but the LORD created the heavens. |
96:6 Glory and majesty surround him; power and beauty fill his Temple. |
96:7 Praise the LORD, all people on earth; praise his glory and might. |
96:8 Praise the LORD's glorious name; bring an offering and come into his Temple. |
96:9 Bow down before the Holy One when he appears; tremble before him, all the earth! |
96:10 Say to all the nations, "The LORD is king! The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with justice." |
96:11 Be glad, earth and sky! Roar, sea, and every creature in you; |
96:12 be glad, fields, and everything in you! The trees in the woods will shout for joy |
96:13 when the LORD comes to rule the earth. He will rule the peoples of the world with justice and fairness. |