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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Psalms 96:2

Clouds. We could not bear the blaze of the divine majesty, Psalm xvii. 12. Christ veiled himself in our human nature, (Theodoret) in the womb of the blessed Virgin Mary. (St. Jerome) (Calmet) --- God gave the law with terror; and so he will come to judge with integrity. (Worthington)

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See also Psalms 96:2 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 96:2. _SHOW FORTH HIS SALVATION FROM DAY TO DAY._] The original is very emphatic, בשרו מיום ליום ישועתו _basseru miyom leyom_ _yeshuatho_ "Preach the Gospel of his salvation from day to d...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    SING 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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 96 The Lord Has Come _ 1. The new song (Psalms 96:1)_ 2. The Lord supreme (Psalms 96:4) 3. Glory unto His Name (Psalms 96:

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    XCVI. THE PRAISE OF YAHWEH IN ISRAEL, AMONG THE NATIONS, IN ALL CREATION. This Ps. is inserted with considerable variations, in 1 Chronicles 16:23, probably by a later hand, and not by the Chronicler...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HIS NAME. See note on Psalms 20:1....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 661 THE DUTY OF MAKING CHRIST KNOWN TO THE HEATHEN Psalms 96:1. _O sing unto the Lord a new song; sing unto the Lord all the earth. Sing unto the Lord; bless his name: shew forth his salva...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    Psalms 92-97 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Service of Song for a Sabbath Day. ANALYSIS Psalms 92: Personal SongProbably by a King. Psalms 93: Jehovah Proclaimed King. Psalms 94: Prayer for Vengeance on the...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. SHOW FORTH HIS SALVATION FROM DAY TO DAY - (cf. with this verse and Psalms 96:10; Isaiah 52:7; Isaiah 52:10...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This is a triumphant song of praise to God (Psalms 96:1), contrasting His power and glory with the nothingness of the heathen idols (Psalms 96:4), calling all the earth to worship Him (Psalms 96:7), e...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ SING A NEW SONG! PSALMS 96 (THE THIRD *ROYAL PSALM) Jesus said, "Tell your Father in *Heaven that he is a great (God)". ...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    שִׁ֣ירוּ לַ֭ יהוָה בָּרֲכ֣וּ שְׁמֹ֑ו בַּשְּׂר֥וּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 96:1 THE praise of Jehovah as King has, in the preceding psalms, chiefly celebrated His reign over Israel. But this grand coronation anthem takes a wider sweep, and hymns that kingdom as extend...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “THE LORD REIGNETH” Psalms 96:1 This psalm is found also in 1 Chronicles 16:1. Note the thrice-repeated command, _Sing, sing, sing_, Psalms 96:1; the corresponding, thrice-repeated, Give, give, give

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    There is a beauty about this song which irresistibly appeals to the submissive soul. The previous warning must be heeded in order to sing it. When the personal life is loyal to His throne, the song of...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I beg the Reader to remark the threefold call to praise Jehovah. And is not this with reference to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost? Especially, as this is a Psalm in honour of redemption, is it not as...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 96 summons all the earth to come in, in the spirit of the everlasting gospel. They are to own Jehovah; the gods of the nations are mere vanity. Psalms 95 invites as of the company "Come, let us...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    SING UNTO THE LORD,.... Which is repeated to show the vehemency of the speaker, and the importance of the work exhorted to: this being the third time that the word Lord or Jehovah is mentioned, have l...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Ver. 2. _Sing unto the Lord, &c._] David was at this time full of affection and exultation of spirit (insomuch as Michal...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _O sing unto the Lord a new song_ Upon this new and great occasion, not the removal of the ark, wherein there was nothing new but an inconsiderable circumstance of place, but the coming of the Messiah...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Sing unto the Lord, Jehovah, the mighty Messiah; BLESS HIS NAME, making known the attributes concerned with the redemption of mankind: SHOW FORTH HIS SALVATION FROM DAY TO DAY, in a continuous round o...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    A HYMN OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-9 When Christ finished his work on earth, and was received into his glory in heaven, the church began to sing a new song unto him, and to bless his name. His apostles and evangelists showed forth h...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HIS SALVATION; that great work of the redemption and salvation of the world by the Messias....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 96:2 Sing H7891 (H8798) LORD H3068 bless H1288 (H8761) name H8034 Proclaim H1319 (H8761) salvation...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Call to all people to praise God in view of His glory and greatness. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: In God there is everything that is awful, yet everything that is amiable. Those...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This is a psalm of David, as appears from 1 Chronicles 16:23. It is highly prophetic, and celebrates the full triumph of Christ over all idols, and over the gentile world. It has no title in the Hebre...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth._ A SUPREME EXISTENCE AND A SUPREME SERVICE I. A supreme existence. 1. Great in His nature--in power, intellect, heart. 2. Great...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 96:1. God’s kingship over all creation means that all people should love and worship him. The psalm has three sections, each beginning with a command (“sing,” v....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION This Psalm has no superscription in the Hebrew. But in the Septuagint and in the Vulgate it has the following, “When the house was built after the captivity. An ode by David.” There is a...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS psalm occurs, with very little change, in 1 Chronicles 16:23-13, and is there (1 Chronicles 16:7) ascribed to David. It is also entitled, "A Psalm of David," in the Septuagint. But the...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. Sing unto the LORD, and bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, and his wonde...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 29:20; Acts 13:26; Ephesians 1:3; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 52

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