Psalms 96

1 O sing to the LORD a new song: sing to the LORD, all the earth.

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

2 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day.

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

3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

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

4 For the LORD [is] great, and greatly to be praised: he [is] to be feared above all gods.

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

5 For all the gods of the nations [are] idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

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

6 Honor and majesty [are] before him: strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary.

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.

7 Give to the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give to the LORD glory and strength.

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

8 Give to the LORD the glory [due to] his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.

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

9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

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.

10 Say among the heathen [that] the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he will judge the people righteously.

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.”

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness of it.

[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].

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that [is] in it: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD:

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

13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

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.