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Psalm Ps. 96. God’s kingship over all creation means that all people should love and worship him. The psalm has three sections, each beginning with a command (“sing,” v. 1; “ascribe,” v. 7; “say,” v. 10), and each mentioning the Gentiles. God called Israel to be a means of blessing for all mankind, bringing them knowledge of the true God. This psalm appears in 1 Chron. 16:23–33, indicating that the people sang a version of it when David brought the ark to Jerusalem.
Ps. 96:1–6 The psalm begins by calling the inhabitants of all the earth to sing to the Lord. It asks them to sing to the Lord, bless his name, and tell of his salvation. This describes Israelite worship in God’s sanctuary. Here the Gentiles are invited to join in (see also vv. 8–9).
Ps. 96:1 new song. See note on 33:1–3.
Ps. 96:4–5 The psalmist explains to the Gentiles that there is only one God truly worthy of worship. The words gods and worthless idols sound alike in Hebrew, providing a play on words. An English paraphrase might be, “these mighty beings are mighty useless!”
Ps. 96:7–9 These verses develop the thought of v. 7, inviting the Gentiles into his courts to worship. The OT describes a future era, when the Gentiles receive the light, by picturing them coming to the Jerusalem temple (see Isa. 2:2–3). Their uncleanness (see Isa. 52:1) can be cured by conversion, and then they too will be welcome in God’s house.
Ps. 96:10–13 The Gentiles addressed throughout this psalm (see vv. 1, 7) are to spread the news among their fellow Gentiles (among the nations, v. 10; see v. 3) that the Lord reigns! The universal rule (will judge) of the one true God is good news to those who will acknowledge his kingship. When all kinds of people gladly receive God’s rule, the rest of the creation (the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the field with all their inhabitants, and the trees of the forest) will all celebrate (be glad, rejoice, roar, exult, and sing for joy). See note on Rom. 8:20–21.
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