Psa 96

Psg: Psa 96 (http://biblia.com/bible/gs-netbible/Ps96)
Date: 4/29/12

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Sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing to the Lord! Praise his name!
Announce every day how he delivers!
Tell the nations about his splendor!
Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds!
For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise;
he is more awesome than all gods.
For all the gods of the nations are worthless,
but the Lord made the sky.
Majestic splendor emanates from him;
his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful.
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,
ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!
Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves!
Bring an offering and enter his courts!
Worship the Lord in holy attire!
Tremble before him, all the earth!
Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!
The world is established, it cannot be moved.
He judges the nations fairly.”
Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy!
Let the sea and everything in it shout!
Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!
Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy
before the Lord, for he comes!
For he comes to judge the earth!
He judges the world fairly,
and the nations in accordance with his justice.

Record

Sing, ascribe, tremble, rejoice, shout

Reflect

• These are demonstrative words. What about those who are not demonstrative people?
• For us, it's more often "hum, give credit, twitch, be pleased, and mention."
• We can't really worship too differently than how we are wired, although all should have their worship expressions expanded.
• What are we to do with this kind of passage?
• Ignore part of Scripture?
• Fake it?
• Find relative equivalents?
• Is this psalm about how we are supposed to respond or what God is worth? Clearly, it is about the Lord.
• God is worth my admiration and bearing witness. He should have my awe. I should relate his qualities to others. He should be the one I am most impressed by.
• If this is not true for me, what should I do to get properly oriented? I can't really command myself to be more impressed.

Respond

• I confess that I spend too little time dedicated to observing, enjoying, pondering your attributes and deeds.
• Father, put psalms like this into my heart.