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Psalms 96:2
2Sing to praise the Lord's great name! Every day, tell people the message that he has rescued us.
Psalms 96:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
- New International Version (NIV)Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
Context of Psalms 96:2
1Sing a new song to praise the Lord! All the world, sing to praise the Lord! Sing to praise the Lord's great name! Every day, tell people the message that he has rescued us. 3Tell the other nations that he is very great. Tell all of them about the great things that he has done. 4Yes, the Lord is great! Everyone should praise him as he deserves. People should respect him with fear, more than all other gods.
Read all of Psalms 96Psalms 96:2 word by word
שִׁ֣ירוּ לַ֭יהוָה בָּרֲכ֣וּ שְׁמ֑וֹ בַּשְּׂר֥וּ מִיּֽוֹם־לְ֝י֗וֹם יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 96:2
- Psalms 72:17May the king be famous for ever! May people remember him for as long as the sun continues to shine. May people from all nations use his name when they bless one another. May they all say that God has blessed the king!
- Psalms 103:1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Everything that is in me, praise his holy name!
- Psalms 104:1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Lord, my God, you are very great! You rule with authority as a great king.
- Psalms 145:1Always I will praise you, my God and my king, and I will say how great you are!
- 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David spoke to all the people who were meeting there together. He told them, ‘Now praise the Lord, your God!’ So all the people praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors. They bent down low to worship the Lord. They gave honour to the Lord and also to the king.
- Ephesians 1:3We praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us in very many ways. Because we belong to Christ, we enjoy all the good things that come from heaven. God blesses our spirits with those good things.
- Revelation 5:13Then I heard everything that is alive singing. That was everything in heaven and everything on the earth, and everything under the earth and everything in the sea. They were singing: ‘We praise the one who sits on the throne. We praise the one who is the Lamb. We say that they are great! We worship them! They have power to rule for ever!’
- Psalms 40:10I have not hidden the good news about your justice. I have told everyone that they can trust you, and that you have the power to save. I tell the great meeting of your people about your faithful love.
- Psalms 71:15I will tell people that you always do what is right. I will always speak about your power to save people. But you have done more than I will ever know about!
- Isaiah 40:9Zion, you have good news to tell to people! So go up onto a high mountain. Yes, Jerusalem, shout the good news! Shout aloud, and do not be afraid. Say to the towns in Judah, ‘Here is your God!’
- Isaiah 52:7Somebody is coming across the mountains to bring good news to us! It is a beautiful thing to see him run towards us! He has come to tell us that there will be peace, because God will save our city. He says to Zion, ‘Your God rules as king!’
- Mark 16:15Then Jesus said to them, ‘Go to all people everywhere in the world. Tell God's good news to everyone.
- Acts 13:26Paul then said, ‘I speak to all you people here. Some of you, like us, have Abraham as your ancestor. Some of you are Gentiles who now worship our God. God has sent this message to all of us. It tells us how he will save us.
- Romans 10:14But people will never ask Christ to help them if they have not believed in him. And they will never believe in him if they have not heard about him. And they will not hear about him unless somebody tells God's message to them.
Commentaries on Psalms 96:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Show forth his salvation from day to day - The original is very emphatic, ישועתו ליום מיום בשרו basseru miyom leyom yeshuatho "Preach the Gospel of his salvation from day to day." To the same effect the Septuagint, ̔ ̔ , "Evangelize his salvation from day to day."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Sing unto the Lord, bless his name - This verse is substantially the same as 1 Chronicles 16:23; “Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation.” Show forth his salvation - His interposition; the fact that he has saved or delivered us. This may have referred originally in particular to what he had done to save the people in time of danger, but the language is such also as to express salvation in a higher sense - salvation…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This psalm establishes the Lord’s universal kingship (see Psalm 93) and prepares for the coming of the Lord to bring justice and righteousness to the world. The psalmist invites everyone to worship the Lord (Psalm 96:1–3), the glorious Creator of the earth (96:4–6), because only he deserves worship (96:7–9). The universe joins in praise as the righteous Judge establishes a new order (Psalm 96:10–13). This psalm (along with Psalm 105:1–15; 106:1, 47–48) is…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-3. All nations are invited to unite in this most joyful praise. new song--literally, "fresh," or new mercies (Psa 33:3; 40:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 96
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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