1 Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, sing to Jehovah, all the earth.
2 Sing to Jehovah, bless his name, proclaim his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all the peoples.
4 For great [is] Jehovah and exceedingly to be praised, to be feared [is] he above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples [are] idols (nothings), but Jehovah made the heavens.
6 Honor and majesty [are] before him; strength and beauty in his sanctuary.
7 Give to Jehovah, ye families of the peoples, give to Jehovah glory and strength;
8 Give to Jehovah the glory of his name, bring an offering and come to his courts.
9 Bow down to Jehovah in the majesty of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! Yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved; he will judge the peoples in equity.
11 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad; let the sea roar and its fulness;
12 Let the field exult and all that [is] in it; then shall all the trees of the forest shout for joy
13 Before Jehovah, for he cometh; for he cometh to judge the earth; he will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his truth.
Notes on Psalm 96
It is “ye” here to the nations, not “us” as in the preceding psalms. Yet Jehovah holds to His ordered place on earth, and the peoples are invited to the courts of His sanctuary, then indeed a house of prayer for all the peoples.