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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. 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. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 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.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 96:1
Hebrew
שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃shiyrv-layhvah-shiyr-chadash-shiyrv-layhvah-khal-ha'aretz
KJV: O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
AKJV: O sing to the LORD a new song: sing to the LORD, all the earth.
ASV: Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song:
YLT: Sing to Jehovah a new song, Sing to Jehovah all the earth.
Exposition: Psalms 96:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:2
Hebrew
שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה בָּרֲכוּ שְׁמוֹ בַּשְּׂרוּ מִיּֽוֹם־לְיוֹם יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃shiyrv-layhvah-varakhv-shemvo-vasherv-miyvom-leyvom-yeshv'atvo
KJV: Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
AKJV: Sing to the LORD, bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day.
ASV: Sing unto Jehovah, bless his name;
YLT: Sing to Jehovah, bless His name, Proclaim from day to day His salvation.
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Psalms 96:2
Psalms 96:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:3
Hebrew
סַפְּרוּ בַגּוֹיִם כְּבוֹדוֹ בְּכָל־הָֽעַמִּים נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃saferv-vagvoyim-khevvodvo-vekhal-ha'amiym-nifele'votayv
KJV: Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
AKJV: Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
ASV: Declare his glory among the nations,
YLT: Declare among nations His honour, Among all the peoples His wonders.
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Psalms 96:3
Psalms 96:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:4
Hebrew
כִּי גָדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד נוֹרָא הוּא עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃khiy-gadvol-yehvah-vmehulal-me'od-nvora'-hv'-'al-khal-'elohiym
KJV: For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
AKJV: For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
ASV: For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised:
YLT: For great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, Fearful He is over all gods.
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Psalms 96:4
Psalms 96:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:5
Hebrew
כִּי ׀ כָּל־אֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֱלִילִים וַֽיהוָה שָׁמַיִם עָשָֽׂה׃khiy- -khal-'elohey-ha'amiym-'eliyliym-vayhvah-shamayim-'ashah
KJV: For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
AKJV: For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
ASV: For all the gods of the peoples are idols;
YLT: For all the gods of the peoples are nought, And Jehovah made the heavens.
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Psalms 96:5
Psalms 96:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:6
Hebrew
הוֹד־וְהָדָר לְפָנָיו עֹז וְתִפְאֶרֶת בְּמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃hvod-vehadar-lefanayv-'oz-vetife'eret-vemiqedashvo
KJV: Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
AKJV: Honor and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
ASV: Honor and majesty are before him:
YLT: Honour and majesty are before Him, Strength and beauty in His sanctuary.
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Psalms 96:6
Psalms 96:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:7
Hebrew
הָבוּ לַיהוָה מִשְׁפְּחוֹת עַמִּים הָבוּ לַיהוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹֽז׃havv-layhvah-mishefechvot-'amiym-havv-layhvah-khavvod-va'oz
KJV: Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
AKJV: Give to the LORD, O you kindreds of the people, give to the LORD glory and strength.
ASV: Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples,
YLT: Ascribe to Jehovah, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.
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Psalms 96:7
Psalms 96:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:8
Hebrew
הָבוּ לַיהוָה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ שְׂאֽוּ־מִנְחָה וּבֹאוּ לְחַצְרוֹתָֽיו׃havv-layhvah-khevvod-shemvo-she'v-minechah-vvo'v-lechatzervotayv
KJV: Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
AKJV: Give to the LORD the glory due to his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
ASV: Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name:
YLT: Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present and come in to His courts.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 96:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 96:8
Psalms 96:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:9
Hebrew
הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהוָה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹדֶשׁ חִילוּ מִפָּנָיו כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃hishetachavv-layhvah-vehaderat-qodesh-chiylv-mifanayv-khal-ha'aretz
KJV: O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
AKJV: O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
ASV: Oh worship Jehovah in holy array:
YLT: Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the honour of holiness, Be afraid of His presence, all the earth.
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Psalms 96:9
Psalms 96:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:10
Hebrew
אִמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם ׀ יְהוָה מָלָךְ אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּוֹט יָדִין עַמִּים בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃'imerv-vagvoyim- -yehvah-malakhe-'af-tikhvon-tevel-val-timvot-yadiyn-'amiym-vemeyshariym
KJV: 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.
AKJV: Say among the heathen that the LORD reigns: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
ASV: Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth:
YLT: Say among nations, `Jehovah hath reigned, Also--established is the world, unmoved, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.'
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Psalms 96:10
Psalms 96:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:11
Hebrew
יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָרֶץ יִֽרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלֹאֽוֹ׃yishemechv-hashamayim-vetagel-ha'aretz-yire'am-hayam-vmelo'vo
KJV: Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
AKJV: Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof.
ASV: Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
YLT: The heavens joy, and the earth is joyful, The sea and its fulness roar.
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Psalms 96:11
Psalms 96:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 96:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:12
Hebrew
יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל־עֲצֵי־יָֽעַר׃ya'aloz-shaday-vekhal-'asher-vvo-'az-yeranenv-khal-'atzey-ya'ar
KJV: Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
AKJV: Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
ASV: Let the field exult, and all that is therein;
YLT: The field exulteth, and all that is in it, Then sing do all trees of the forest,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 96:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 96:12
Psalms 96:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 96:12
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Exposition: Psalms 96:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 96:13
Hebrew
לִפְנֵי יְהוָה ׀ כִּי בָא כִּי בָא לִשְׁפֹּט הָאָרֶץ יִשְׁפֹּֽט־תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק וְעַמִּים בֶּאֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃lifeney-yehvah- -khiy-va'-khiy-va'-lishefot-ha'aretz-yishefot-tevel-vetzedeq-ve'amiym-ve'emvnatvo
KJV: 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.
AKJV: Before the LORD: for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
ASV: Before Jehovah; for he cometh,
YLT: Before Jehovah, for He hath come, For He hath come to judge the earth. He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 96:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 96:13
Psalms 96:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 96:13
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- Psalms 96:13
Exposition: Psalms 96:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Psalms 96:1
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Psalms 96:1
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