2nd Sunday – Psalm - 96:1–3, 7–10 - Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.

1. Psalm 96:1-3, 7-10
Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.
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2. 1 Sing to the LORD a new
song; sing to the LORD, all
the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, bless his
name; announce his salvation
day after day.
7 Give to the LORD, you
families of nations, give to the
LORD glory and might;
8 give to the LORD the glory
due his name! Bring gifts and
enter his courts;
9 bow down to the LORD,
splendid in holiness. Tremble
before God, all the earth;
10 say among the nations: The
LORD is king. The world will
surely stand fast, never to be
moved. God rules the peoples
with fairness.
3 Tell God’s glory
among the
nations;
among all
peoples, God’s
marvelous deeds.

3. Verse 1 – All the nations are called
to sing a new song of praise to
God.
The psalm goes on to explain in
verse 2 the reason for the song
or “give praise to” His name.”
In verse 3 we see that we can all
proclaim how God’s active
participation in our lives has
strengthened and preserved us.
What are we to offer to God in
worship? The psalmist responds
in verse 8: “[Ascribe to or] Give
to the Lord the glory due His
name”
Since God’s name is above every
other name, and since He is our
Redeemer and our Creator, His
name alone is to be glorified.
of praise is to
celebrate God’s
saving work
among His
people.
This call to sing to
the Lord is
repeated in
verse 2 with the
addition: “bless

4. Verse 9 “bow down to the LORD,
splendid in holiness.”
As Paul says, Jesus cleanses the
church “that he might present to
himself the church in splendor,
without spot or wrinkle or any
When all kinds of people joyfully
accept God’s rule and worship
Him according to his grace filled
character, then rest of the
creation will all rejoice and be at
peace
such thing, that
she might be
holy and
without
blemish.
(Eph. 5:27).