Psalm 96

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Psalm 96 is a biblical hymn from the Book of Psalms that joyfully proclaims God's kingship and calls all nations and all creation to praise and worship.

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Label Occurrences
Psalm 96 canonical 3
Psalm 96:11–12 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament text
biblical psalm
hymn
addressedTo the LORD
surface form: the Lord
callsOn all nations
all the earth
field
heavens
sea
trees of the forest
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in Christianity
canonical scripture in Judaism
containsImperative Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength
Declare his glory among the nations
Say among the nations, ‘The Lord reigns’
Sing to the Lord
Worship the Lord in holy splendor
emphasizes God’s faithfulness
God’s glory among the nations
God’s righteousness
genre enthronement psalm
hymn of praise
influenced Christian hymnody
missionary theology
keyConcept new song
universal reign of God
language Hebrew
liturgicalUse Christian liturgy
Jewish liturgy
message announces the Lord’s coming to judge the earth
proclaims the Lord as King
numberingInGreekLatin Psalm 95
numberingInHebrew Psalm 96 self-link
openingWordsEnglish Sing to the Lord a new song
partOf Psalms
surface form: Book of Psalms

Christian biblical canon
surface form: Christian Old Testament

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
positionInWork 96
relatedText 1 Chronicles 16:23–33
theme God’s kingship
joyful praise
judgment of the world
mission to the nations
universal worship
tradition often associated with enthronement of God as King
usedIn Anglican liturgy
Lectionary for Mass
surface form: Catholic Mass lectionary

Liturgy of the Hours
Protestant worship

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kabbalat Shabbat includes Psalm 96
Joy to the World lyricsBasedOn Psalm 96
this entity surface form: Psalm 96:11–12
Psalm 96 numberingInHebrew Psalm 96 self-link
Psalm 98 relatedPsalm Psalm 96