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96:1  Sing to the Lord a new song [C celebrating victory; 33:3; 40:3; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1; Is. 42:10; Rev. 5:9; 14:3]; sing to the Lord, all the earth.
96:2  Sing to the Lord and ·praise [bless] his name; every day ·tell [announce the good news] ·how he saves us [L of his salvation/victory].
96:3  Tell the nations of his glory [C his manifest presence]; tell all peoples the ·miracles [wonderful acts] he does,
96:4  because the Lord is great; he should be praised ·at all times [or with vigor]. He ·should be honored [is awesome; should be feared] more than all the gods,
96:5  because all the gods of the nations are ·only idols [or worthless], but the Lord made the heavens [Gen. 1].
96:6  The Lord has ·glory [splendor] and majesty; he has power and beauty in his ·Temple [sanctuary; L Holy Place].
96:7  ·Praise [L Ascribe to] the Lord, all ·nations on earth [L families of peoples]; ·praise the Lord’s [L ascribe to the Lord] glory and power.
96:8  ·Praise the glory of the Lord’s [L Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his] name. Bring an ·offering [grain/gift/tribute sacrifice; Lev. 2:1] and come into his Temple courtyards.
96:9  ·Worship [Bow down to] the Lord ·because he is holy [L in the splendor of his holiness]. Tremble before him, everyone on earth.
96:10  Tell the nations, “The Lord ·is king [reigns; 47:2; 93:1; 97:1; 98:6; 99:1; Rev. 19:6].” The earth is ·set [established], and it cannot be moved. He will judge the people fairly.
96:11  Let the ·skies [heavens] rejoice and the earth be glad; let the sea and everything in it ·shout [thunder; roar].
96:12  Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
96:13  before the Lord, because he is coming. He is coming to judge the world; he will judge the world with ·fairness [righteousness] and the peoples with ·truth [faithfulness; 98:9].