Psalm 96 - Sing a new song!

One often hears this in the context of writing or singing some new contemporary praise song. But is this really what it means, maybe it's more like the awaking of our understanding of the priesthood in the last post. Maybe it's just a discovery of who Jesus is and what he effects, this is a new revelation and deserves a new focus in our understanding.

Rev 3:13  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

Psa 96:1  O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.

Psa 96:2  Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Psa 96:3  Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

Psa 96:4  For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Psa 96:5  For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

Psa 96:6  Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Psa 96:7  Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

Psa 96:8  Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.

Psa 96:9  O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

Psa 96:10  Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

Psa 96:11  Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

Psa 96:12  Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

Psa 96:13  Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

Old John Gill writes..

Psalms 96

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 96

This psalm was written by David, as appears from 1Ch 16:7 to whom it is ascribed by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions. This and part of Psalm 105 were first composed and sung at the bringing of the ark from the house of Obededom to the city of David; and here it is detached from that with a new introduction to it, and applied to the times and kingdom of the Messiah, and; with great propriety, since the ark was an eminent type of him. The inscription in the Syriac version is,

"a Psalm of David, a Prophecy of the coming of the Messiah, and of the calling of the Gentiles that believe in him:''

and very rightly, since express mention is made of them in it, and of the publication of the Gospel among them; and clear reference is had to Christ, who is the Jehovah all along spoken of Jarchi well observes, that wherever a "new song" is mentioned, it is to be understood of future time, or the times of the Messiah; and the end of the psalm shows it, he cometh to judge, &c.

Psalms 96:1

O sing unto the Lord a new song,.... A famous excellent one, suited to Gospel times, on account of the new benefit and blessing of redemption and salvation lately obtained by the Messiah; which should be sung to him, who is the Lord or Jehovah here designed, by all the redeemed ones, Rev 5:9; see Gill on Psa 33:3, the Targum adds,

"sing, ye angels on high:''

sing unto the Lord all the earth: not the whole land of Israel only, as Aben Ezra interprets it; though here the Saviour first appeared, taught his doctrines, wrought his miracles, suffered, and died for the salvation of his people; here the angels first begun the new song; and here those that believed in him first expressed that spiritual joy which afterwards spread through the whole world, and who are here called upon to sing; namely, all those that are redeemed from among men, throughout all the earth: believing Gentiles are here intended: the Targum is,

"sing before the Lord, all ye righteous of the earth.''

This truly was a new understanding.

Act 11:1  And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.