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God the Supreme King

Psalm 96

Good News Translation (GNT)

  1  Sing a new song to the Lord!
   Sing to the Lord, all the world!
  2  Sing to the Lord and praise him!
   Proclaim every day the good news that he
   has saved us.
  3  Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty
   deeds to all peoples.
  4  The Lord is great and is to be highly praised;
   he is to be honoured more than all the gods.
  5  The gods of all other nations are only idols,
   but the Lord created the heavens.
  6  Glory and majesty surround him;
   power and beauty fill his Temple.
  7  Praise the Lord, all people on earth;
   praise his glory and might.
  8  Praise the Lord's glorious name; bring an
   offering and come into his Temple.
  9  Bow down before the Holy One when
   he appears;(a) tremble before him, all the
   earth!
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."
   Roar, sea, and every creature in you;
12  be glad, fields, and everything in you!
   The trees in the woods will shout for joy
13  when the Lord comes to rule the earth.
   He will rule the peoples of the world with
   justice and fairness.

   Footnotes
   Psalm 96:9 when he appears;
       or in garments of worship.

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Commentary taken from from the 'word-on-the-web' supplied by the Scripture Union'

God the Supreme King

In this psalm, one is able to feel again the joyfulness with which the community proclaimed God's glory, but on this occasion,it seems that the people may have gathered from different parts of the country and even beyond.

The psalm opens by addressing not just Israel but the whole world (v. 1) It is probable that this particular celebration lasted for more than one day.

It is thought that this was used as part of the great Festival of Tabernacles (Sukkot in Hebrew), which occurred each October.

Sukkot had two themes - one was thanksgiving for the autumn harvest; the other was a
re-enactment and renewal of the convent between God and his people.

This call to worship was sung before the processions entered the temple, and it was a reminder that the response to God's bounty was to offer worship.

Worship is the one thing we can give to God that is of ourselves.

Through worship, we acknowledge God's glory; we give God glory and we are glorified.

Psalm 96 is determined to proclaim this good news as far afield as possible, and a slightly unusual feature is that it seems almost missionary.

It challenges the gathered community to make God's glory known throughout the world.

When Christians rediscover this kind of God, then our proclamation of his kingship, either in words or good deeds to others, truly becomes good news today.

'Make our worship more worthy, our witness more effective and our lives more holy'

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