This psalm is similar in structure and design to Psalms 95:1. It is an
exhortation to universal praise, and was doubtless designed to be used
in public worship - in the service of the sanctuary.
The p...
This spirited Psalm opens the series of -coronation anthems" which are
the response to the invitation of Psalms 95, and form a lyrical
counterpart to the prophecies of Isaiah 40-66. Its occasion, as w...
XCVI.
This “new song,” breathing indeed aspirations and hopes which were
not wholly new to Israel, but ideal, and still waiting for their
complete fulfilment, most probably dates, according to the con...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 96
This psalm was written by David, as appears from 1 Chronicles 16:7 to
whom it is ascribed by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the
Oriental versions. This and part of Ps...
_A.M. 2959. B.C. 1045._
This Psalm is a part of that which was delivered to Asaph and his
brethren, (see 1 Chronicles 16:7,) on occasion of bringing up the ark
to the city of David, by which it appea...