A wonderful prayer of praise
Psalms 96:1-13
[1]Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing to the Lord, all the world!
[2]Sing to the Lord, and praise him! Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.
[3]Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty deeds to all peoples.
[4]The Lord is great and is to be highly praised; he is to be honoured more than all the gods.
[5]The gods of all other nations are only idols, but the Lord created the heavens.
[6]Glory and majesty surround him; power and beauty fill his Temple.
[7]Praise the Lord, all people on earth; praise his glory and might.
[8]Praise the Lord’s glorious name; bring an offering and come into his Temple.
[9]Bow down before the Holy One when he appears; tremble before him, all the earth!
[10]Say to all the nations, “The Lord is king! The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with justice.”
[11]Be glad, earth and sky! Roar, sea, and every creature in you;
[12]be glad, fields, and everything in you! The trees in the woods will shout for joy
[13]when the Lord comes to rule the earth. He will rule the peoples of the world with justice and fairness.