Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:7
Ye kindreds of the people - Ye families, all the tribes of Israel in your respective divisions. read more
Psalm-96:1-13,-matthew-6:19-21
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:8
Come into his courts - Probably referring to the second temple. The reference must be either to the tabernacle or temple. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:9
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness - I think קדש בהדרת behadrath kodesh , signifies holy ornaments, such as the high priest wore in his ministrations. These were given him for glory and beauty; and the psalmist calls on him to put on his sacerdotal garments, to bring his offering, מנחה minchah , and come into the courts of the Lord, and perform his functions, and make intercession for the people. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:10
Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth - Justin Martyr, in his dialogue with Trypho the Jew, quotes this passage thus: Ειπατε εν τοις εθνεσι, ὁ Κυριος εβασιλευσε απο του ξυλου , "Say among the nations, the Lord ruleth by the wood," meaning the cross; and accuses the Jews of having blotted this word out of their Bibles, because of the evidence it gave of the truth of Christianity. It appears that this reading did exist anciently in the Septuagint, or at least in some ancient copies... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:11
Let the heavens rejoice - The publication of the Gospel is here represented as a universal blessing; the heavens the earth, the sea, and its inhabitants, the field, the grass, and the trees of the wood, are all called to rejoice at this glorious event. This verse is well and harmoniously translated in the old Psalter: - Fayne be hevenes - and the erth glad; Styrde be the see, - and the fulnes of it; Joy sal feldes, - and al that ere in thaim. read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:1
Verse 1 1Sing unto Jehovah a new song This commencement shows that, as I have already observed, the Psalmist is exhorting the whole world, and not the Israelites merely, to the exercise of devotion. Nor could this be done, unless the gospel were universally diffused as the means of conveying the knowledge of God. The saying of Paul must necessarily hold true, “How shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed?” (Romans 10:14.) The same Apostle proves the calling of the Gentiles, by... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:3
Verse 3 3Declare his glory among the heathen Additional terms are adduced to commend the salvation spoken of. It is called his glory and his wonders; which is equivalent to saying that it was glorious and admirable. By such titles the Psalmist would distinguish it from any deliverances which had formerly been granted, as indeed there can be but one opinion, that when God appeared as Redeemer of all the world, he gave a display of his mercy and of his favor, such as he never vouchsafed before.... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:4
Verse 4 4.For Jehovah is great, and greatly to be praised. He particularly describes that God, whom he would have men to celebrate, and this because the Gentile nations were prone to merge into error upon this subject. That the whole world might abjure its superstitions, and unite in the true religion, he points out the one only God who is worthy of universal praise. This is a point of the greatest importance. Unless men are restrained by a due respect to it, they can only dishonor him the more... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:6
Verse 6 6Strength and honor are before him I translate the Hebrew word הוד , hod, by strength, and think those interpreters who render it glory have not duly considered the context. It is evident that the next member of the verse is a repetition, and there it reads, Power and Glory are in his sanctuary. The Psalmist means that we cannot be said to know God if we have not discovered that there is in him an incomparable glory and majesty. He first takes notice of his power and strength, as that... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 96:6
Honour and majesty are before him - Does this refer to the cloud of his glory that preceded the ark in their journeying through the wilderness? The words strength and beauty, and glory and strength, Psalm 96:7 , are those by which the ark is described, Psalm 78:61 . read more