Deep Dive into The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon - Psalm 96

Psalm 96 is a grand missionary hymn designed to celebrate the future conversion of all nations to Jehovah during gospel times. The psalmist invites the entire earth to sing a new song, signifying a departure from the gloomy, cruel rites of idolatry into an era of joyful, pure, and heavenly worship. This universal chorus will ultimately unite people of all languages and nations, overcoming national jealousies to praise the one true Creator.

Believers are instructed to continually declare God's salvation and wonders among the heathen from day to day. This continuous missionary effort is vital because Jehovah is infinitely great and made the heavens, whereas the gods of the nations are merely non-existent idols and earthly vanities. True honor, majesty, strength, and beauty belong exclusively to the Lord and are vividly found in his sanctuary. Consequently, all families of the earth owe him immense reverence and are called to bring thank offerings into his courts. They must worship him in the beauty of holiness, which denotes deep spiritual purity and sincerity rather than mere architectural or outward splendor.

Furthermore, the most joyful news to be proclaimed among the nations is that the Lord reigns. His righteous government establishes society on a secure foundation, offering peace and freedom from the arbitrary will of despots. The psalm concludes with a vivid, poetic anticipation of the Lord's imminent coming to judge the earth, an event that will cause the heavens, the roaring sea, the cultivated fields, and the forest trees to exult together. This judgment is not a time of terror, but rather a joyous jubilee where divine rectitude will impartially right all wrongs.

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