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Psalm 96:10 Declare among the nations: "The LORD reigns!" The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
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He will judge all peoples fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/96.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/96.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/96.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Say among the heathen <i>that</i> the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/96.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/96.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is <i>firmly</i> established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples fairly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/96.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/96.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/96.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns; Indeed, the world is established, it will not be shaken; He will render justice to the peoples with equity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/96.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly <i>and</i> securely established, it shall not be moved; He will judge <i>and</i> rule the people with fairness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/96.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken. He judges the peoples fairly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/96.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Say among the nations: “The LORD reigns. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken. He judges the peoples fairly.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/96.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth: The world also is established that it cannot be moved: He will judge the peoples with equity<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/96.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Announce to the nations, "The LORD is King! The world stands firm, never to be shaken, and he will judge its people with fairness." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/96.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Say among the nations, The LORD reigneth: the world also is stablished that it cannot be moved: he shall judge the peoples with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/96.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Say to the nations, "The LORD rules as king!" The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved. He will judge people fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/96.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Say to all the nations, "The LORD is king! The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with justice." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/96.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Declare among the nations, "The LORD reigns!" Indeed, he established the world so that it will not falter. He will judge people fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/96.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Declare among the nations: ?The LORD reigns!? The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/96.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He judges the nations fairly." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/96.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns." The world is also established. It can't be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/96.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he will judge the people righteously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/96.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/96.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Say among nations, “YHWH has reigned, "" Also—the world is established, unmoved, "" He judges the peoples in uprightness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/96.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Say among nations, 'Jehovah hath reigned, Also -- established is the world, unmoved, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/96.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Say ye among the nations, Jehovah reigned: also the habitable globe shall be prepared, it shall not be moved: he will judge the peoples in uprightness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/96.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Say ye among the Gentiles, the Lord hath reigned. For he hath corrected the world, which shall not be moved: he will judge the people with justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/96.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 95:10>Say among the Gentiles: The Lord has reigned. For he has even corrected the whole world, which will not be shaken. He will judge the peoples with fairness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/96.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />declare among the nations: The LORD is king. The world will surely stand fast, never to be shaken. He rules the peoples with fairness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/96.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Say among the nations, “The LORD is king! The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/96.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Say among the Gentiles that the LORD reigns; the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved; he shall judge the people righteously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/96.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Say among the nations, "LORD JEHOVAH reigns, and the world is prepared that it will not move. He shall judge the nations in integrity!"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/96.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Say among the nations: 'The LORD reigneth.' The world also is established that it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/96.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Say among the heathen, The Lord reigns: for he has established the world so that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/96-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12071" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/96.htm">Sing to the LORD, All the Earth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’im·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḇag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·lāḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">reigns!”</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8398.htm" title="8398: tê·ḇêl (N-fs) -- From yabal; the earth; by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. Land, as Babylonia, Palestine.">The world</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: tik·kō·wn (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">is firmly established;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">it cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/4131.htm" title="4131: tim·mō·wṭ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To totter, shake, slip. A primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall.">be moved;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1777.htm" title="1777: yā·ḏîn (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To judge. Or duwn; a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. Sail direct.">He will judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/4339.htm" title="4339: bə·mê·šā·rîm (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Evenness, uprightness, equity. From yashar; evenness, i.e. prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. rectitude.">with equity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-31.htm">1 Chronicles 16:31</a></span><br />Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Psalm 93:1</a></span><br />The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Isaiah 52:7</a></span><br />How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-6.htm">Revelation 19:6</a></span><br />And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-1.htm">Psalm 97:1</a></span><br />The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22-23</a></span><br />Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. / By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a></span><br />Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">Psalm 99:1</a></span><br />The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-14.htm">Daniel 7:14</a></span><br />And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a></span><br />Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a></span><br />that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-11.htm">Psalm 72:11</a></span><br />May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a></span><br />For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a></span><br />but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">say</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-49.htm">Psalm 18:49</a></b></br> Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6,10</a></b></br> The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/126-2.htm">Psalm 126:2</a></b></br> Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Psalm 2:8-12</a></b></br> Ask of me, and I shall give <i>thee</i> the heathen <i>for</i> thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth <i>for</i> thy possession… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/59-13.htm">Psalm 59:13</a></b></br> Consume <i>them</i> in wrath, consume <i>them</i>, that they <i>may</i> not <i>be</i>: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Psalm 93:1</a></b></br> The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, <i>wherewith</i> he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.</p><p class="hdg">the world</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Isaiah 49:8</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/2-7.htm">Colossians 2:7</a></b></br> Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a></b></br> Who being the brightness of <i>his</i> glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;</p><p class="hdg">judge</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-13.htm">Psalm 96:13</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-8.htm">Psalm 9:8</a></b></br> And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/67-4.htm">Psalm 67:4</a></b></br> O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, kingship was often associated with divine authority. The declaration that "The LORD reigns" asserts God's supreme authority over all earthly powers. This echoes the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>, where Jesus commands His followers to make disciples of all nations, highlighting the global scope of God's kingdom. The call to declare God's reign among the nations also reflects the prophetic vision in <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Isaiah 52:7</a>, where the good news of God's reign brings peace and salvation.<p><b>The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved;</b><br>This phrase speaks to the stability and order of creation under God's sovereign rule. In the ancient world, the concept of a stable earth was crucial, as it represented security and divine order. The imagery of an unmovable world contrasts with the chaos often depicted in pagan creation myths. This assurance of stability is echoed in <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5</a>, where God is credited with laying the earth's foundations. Theologically, it underscores God's ongoing providence and control over creation, affirming that despite human turmoil, God's purposes remain unshaken.<p><b>He will judge the peoples with equity.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's role as the righteous judge, emphasizing His fairness and impartiality. In the historical context, justice was a central aspect of kingship, and a king was expected to uphold justice for all, especially the marginalized. The promise of equitable judgment is a recurring theme in the Psalms, as seen in <a href="/psalms/9-8.htm">Psalm 9:8</a>, where God judges the world in righteousness. This assurance of divine justice points to the eschatological hope found in the New Testament, where Christ is depicted as the ultimate judge who will execute justice at His return (<a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a>). The phrase also reflects the messianic expectation of a just ruler, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect justice and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, representing the sovereign God who reigns over all creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to all peoples and ethnic groups across the world, emphasizing the universal scope of God's reign.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a></b><br>Symbolizes the created order, which is stable and secure under God's sovereign rule.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_peoples.htm">The Peoples</a></b><br>Represents humanity, who will be judged by God with fairness and justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event where God will assess and render decisions about the actions and hearts of all people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize and declare God's supreme authority over all creation. His reign is not limited by geography or culture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stability_in_god's_creation.htm">Stability in God's Creation</a></b><br>Trust in the stability and order of the world as established by God. Despite apparent chaos, God's creation is secure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/universal_call_to_worship.htm">Universal Call to Worship</a></b><br>Encourage all nations and peoples to acknowledge and worship the LORD. Our mission is to spread this message globally.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_judgment.htm">Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>Understand that God's judgment is fair and equitable. This should inspire us to live righteously and justly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_reign.htm">Hope in God's Reign</a></b><br>Find hope and assurance in the fact that God is in control and will ultimately bring justice and peace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_96.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 96</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_96_10_align_with_astronomy.htm">Psalm 96:10 states “the world is firmly established, it cannot be moved”; how does this align with modern astronomical findings that the Earth orbits the Sun and rotates on its axis? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_93_1_align_with_earth's_motion.htm">Psalm 93:1 says the world “cannot be moved.” How can this be reconciled with the Earth’s rotation and orbit confirmed by modern astronomy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_96_5_fit_with_the_big_bang.htm">Psalm 96:5 proclaims the Lord 'made the heavens,' so how does this fit with current cosmological theories such as the Big Bang and the vast timeline of cosmic evolution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_24_10_align_with_polytheism.htm">(Psalm 24:10) If God is 'the King of glory,' how can this align with ancient near-eastern polytheistic cultures that recognized multiple gods or regional deities?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/96.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Say among the heathen.</span>--The watchword of the Restoration, "Jehovah has become King" (see <a href="/psalms/93-1.htm" title="The LORD reigns, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, with which he has girded himself: the world also is established, that it cannot be moved.">Psalm 93:1</a>, note, and comp. <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm" title="How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him that brings good tidings, that publishes peace; that brings good tidings of good, that publishes salvation; that said to Zion, Your God reigns!">Isaiah 52:7</a>), is an Evangel not only for Jerusalem but for the world at large. But to it is added (see the difference of arrangement in <a href="/context/1_chronicles/16-29.htm" title="Give to the LORD the glory due to his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.">1Chronicles 16:29-31</a>) the further statement of the stability of the world, emblem of the stability and justice of the Divine Government.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/96.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Say</span> <span class="cmt_word">among the heathen that</span> <span class="cmt_word">the Lord reigneth</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Psalm 93:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/97-1.htm">Psalm 97:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">Psalm 99:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The world also</span> <span class="cmt_word">shall</span> <span class="cmt_word">be established that it shall not be moved.</span> When God takes his throne, and manifestly reigns, the earth is at once "established," settled, placed on a firm footing (see the comment on Psalm 93:1, where exactly the same words occur). <span class="cmt_word">He shall judge the people righteously</span> (comp. ver. 13). God, the Deliverer of old time (vers. 3, 4), God, the King of the whole earth (ver. 10<span class="accented">a</span>), is also God the Judge, who gives sentence on the "peoples" with equity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/96-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Declare</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמְר֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the nations:</span><br /><span class="heb">בַגּוֹיִ֨ם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ḇag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְה֘וָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reigns.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלָ֗ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The world</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּ֭בֵל</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8398.htm">Strong's 8398: </a> </span><span class="str2">The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is firmly established;</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּכּ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(tik·kō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּל־</span> <span class="translit">(bal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure, nothing, not at all, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be moved;</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּמּ֑וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(tim·mō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4131.htm">Strong's 4131: </a> </span><span class="str2">To waver, to slip, shake, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He judges</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1777.htm">Strong's 1777: </a> </span><span class="str2">A straight course, sail direct</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the peoples</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֝מִּ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with equity.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mê·šā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4339.htm">Strong's 4339: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evenness, prosperity, concord, straightness, rectitude</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/96-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 96:10 Say among the nations Yahweh reigns (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/96-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 96:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 96:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/96-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 96:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 96:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>