King James Version
What Does Psalms 96:3 Mean?
“Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.”
Context
1
O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
2
Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
3
Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
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 nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible CommentaryPSALM 68 Psa 68:1-35. This is a Psalm-song (see on Psa 30:1, title), perhaps suggested by David's victories, which secured his throne and gave rest to the nation. In general terms, the judgment of God on the wicked, and the equity and goodness of His government to the pious, are celebrated. The sentiment is illustrated by examples of God's dealings, cited from the Jewish history and related in highly poetical terms. Hence the writer intimates an expectation of equal and even greater triumphs and summons all nations to unite in praises of the God of Israel. The Psalm is evidently typical of the relation which God, in the person of His Son, sustains to the Church (compare Psa 68:18).
1-3. Compare Nu 10:35; Psa 1:4; 22:14, on the figures here used.
**before him--**as in Psa 68:2, from His presence, as dreaded; but in Psa 68:3, in His presence, as under His protection (Psa 61:7).
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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