Psalm 96:4-13

4 Porque grande es Jehová, y digno de suprema alabanza; Terrible sobre todos los dioses.

5 Porque todos los dioses de los pueblos son ídolos: Mas Jehová hizo los cielos.

6 Alabanza y magnificencia delante de él: Fortaleza y gloria en su santuario.

7 Dad á Jehová, oh familias de los pueblos, Dad á Jehová la gloria y la fortaleza.

8 Dad á Jehová la honra debida á su nombre: Tomad presentes, y venid á sus atrios.

9 Encorvaos á Jehová en la hermosura de su santuario: Temed delante de él, toda la tierra.

10 Decid en las gentes: Jehová reinó, También afirmó el mundo, no será conmovido: Juzgará á los pueblos en justicia.

11 Alégrense los cielos, y gócese la tierra: Brame la mar y su plenitud.

12 Regocíjese el campo, y todo lo que en él está: Entonces todos los árboles del bosque rebosarán de contento.

13 Delante de Jehová que vino: Porque vino á juzgar la tierra. Juzgará al mundo con justicia, Y á los pueblos con su verdad.

Psalm 96:4-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 96

This psalm was written by David, as appears from 1Ch 16:7,23 to whom it is ascribed by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions. This and part of Psalm 105 were first composed and sung at the bringing of the ark from the house of Obededom to the city of David; and here it is detached from that with a new introduction to it, and applied to the times and kingdom of the Messiah, and; with great propriety, since the ark was an eminent type of him. The inscription in the Syriac version is,

``a Psalm of David, a Prophecy of the coming of the Messiah, and of the calling of the Gentiles that believe in him:''

and very rightly, since express mention is made of them in it, and of the publication of the Gospel among them; and clear reference is had to Christ, who is the Jehovah all along spoken of Jarchi well observes, that wherever a "new song" is mentioned, it is to be understood of future time, or the times of the Messiah; and the end of the psalm shows it,

\\he cometh to judge\\