Message Notes

SSS 4 26 November 2023
Book 4
Psalms 90-106

Text: Psalm 96

1Oh, sing to the LORD a new song!
Sing to the LORD, all the earth.

2 Sing to the LORD, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.

3 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.

4 For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.

5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the LORD made the heavens.

6 Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

7 Give to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
Give to the LORD glory and strength.

8 Give to the LORD the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.

9 Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.

10 Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved;
He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice

13 before the LORD.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.

Psalm 96:1-13

SINGING A NEW SONG

1Oh, sing to the LORD a new song!
Sing to the LORD, all the earth.

2 Sing to the LORD, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.

3 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.

Psalm 96:1-3

1. Singing

a) To the LORD

b) To bless (praise) His name

2. Proclaiming

a) The good news of His salvation

b) From day to day

3. Declaring God

a) His glory

b) His wonders

c) Among the nations

REASONS FOR A NEW SONG

4 For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.

5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the LORD made the heavens.

6 Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

Psalm 96:4-6

1. The LORD is great

2. The fear of the LORD

3. The LORD as Creator

4. In the presence of God

a) Honour and majesty

b) Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary

ASCRIBING GLORY TO GOD

7 Give to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
Give to the LORD glory and strength.

8 Give to the LORD the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.

Psalm 96:7-8
(Cf. Psalm 29)

1. Ascribing

a) Glory

b) Strength

2. Bringing an offering

a) It is right

b) It reflects our regard for the Lord

WORSHIPPING THE LORD

9 Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.

10 Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved;
He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

Psalm 96:9-10

1. Worship of the LORD

a) In the beauty of holiness

b) Trembling before Him

2. Declaring our faith

a) The LORD reigns

b) He has established the world

c) He will judge righteously

REJOICING IN THE LORD

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice

13 before the LORD.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.

Psalm 96:11-13

1. The heavens are to rejoice

2. The earth is to be glad

3. All creation

a) The seas

b) The fields

c) The forests

4. The Coming of the LORD

a) His coming is a certainty

b) He will come as Judge

i) He will judge righteously

ii) He will judge with truth