A Worldwide Call To Worship.

A WORLDWIDE CALL TO WORSHIP.

Psalm 96:7-10.

1. THE GLORY OF THE LORD

The Psalmist exhorts all families of the peoples, all clans, to ascribe to the LORD the glory and honour due to His name (PSALM 96:7-8). This was perhaps partially fulfilled when the Gospel went forth from Jerusalem after Pentecost (cf. Acts 1:8), but the prophets envisage all nations one day coming to Jerusalem to worship the LORD (cf. Isaiah 2:2-3; Micah 4:1-2; Zechariah 14:16). The earth is exhorted to worship the LORD "in the splendour of His holiness" (PSALM 96:9).

2. THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT OF THE LORD

The central message of this Psalm, as with all the enthronement Psalms, is that “the LORD reigns” (PSALM 96:10). It is He who has established the earth (cf. Psalm 93:1), and it is He who is coming in judgement of the children of men (cf. Acts 17:30-31).