Psalms 96
1 Sing to Yahweh a new song! [You people] throughout the earth, sing to Yahweh!
O make a new song to the Lord; let all the earth make melody to the Lord.
2 Sing to Yahweh and praise him [MTY]! Every day proclaim [to others] that he has saved/rescued us.
Make songs to the Lord, blessing his name; give the good news of his salvation day by day.
3 Tell about his glory/greatness to all people-groups; tell all people-groups the marvelous [things that he has done].
Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to 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 the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than 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 false gods; but the Lord 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.
Honour and glory are before him: strong and fair is his holy place.
7 You people in nations all over the earth, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power [HEN]!
Give to the Lord, O you families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength.
8 Praise Yahweh like he deserves to be praised, Bring an offering and come to his temple.
Give to the Lord the glory of his name; take with you an offering and come into his house.
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.
O give worship to the Lord in holy robes; be in fear 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, The Lord is King; yes, the world is ordered so that it may not be moved; he will be an upright judge of the peoples.
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 have joy and the earth be glad; let the sea be thundering with all its waters;
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 field be glad, and everything which is in it; yes, let all the trees of the wood be sounding with 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 the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.
