Psalm 96

Sing to the LORD, All the Earth

(1 Chronicles 16:23–36)

¹ Sing to the LORD a new song;

sing to the LORD, all the earth.

² Sing to the LORD, bless His name;

proclaim His salvation day after day.

³ Declare His glory among the nations,

His wonderful deeds among all peoples.

⁴ For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;

He is to be feared above all gods.

⁵ For all the gods of the nations are idols,

but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

⁶ Splendor and majesty are before Him;

strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.

⁷ Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations,

ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

⁸ Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name;

bring an offering and enter His courts.

⁹ Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;

tremble before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰ Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!”

The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved;

He will judge the peoples with equity.

¹¹ Let the heavens be glad

and the earth rejoice;

let the sea resound,

and all that fills it.

¹² Let the fields exult,

and all that is in them.

Then all the trees of the forest

will sing for joy ¹³ before the LORD,

for He is coming—

He is coming to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness

and the peoples in His faithfulness.