Psalm 96

Good News Translation

God the Supreme King^(A)

96 Sing a new song to the Lord!
    Sing to the Lord, all the world!
²Sing to the Lord, and praise him!
    Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.
³Proclaim his glory to the nations,
    his mighty deeds to all peoples.

⁴The Lord is great and is to be highly praised;
    he is to be honored more than all the gods.
⁵The gods of all other nations are only idols,
    but the Lord created the heavens.
⁶Glory and majesty surround him;
    power and beauty fill his Temple.

⁷^(B)Praise the Lord, all people on earth;
    praise his glory and might.
⁸Praise the Lord's glorious name;
    bring an offering and come into his Temple.
⁹Bow down before the Holy One when he appears;^[a]
    tremble before him, all the earth!

¹⁰Say 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.”
¹¹Be glad, earth and sky!
    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.