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Psalms 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist issues a command to the nations, situated between a call to tremble before God (v. 9) and a call for cosmic rejoicing (v. 11). The moment is a public proclamation of Yahweh's kingship directed outward to all peoples.
The words — מָלָךְ (mālak) is a simple past-tense statement of fact—"he reigns"—not a wish or a prophecy. תֵּבֵל (tevel) specifies the inhabited earth, the whole human world, as the object of this unshakeable establishment.
The thread — Psalms 93:1 is nearly verbatim: "The LORD reigns… the world indeed is firmly established." The judgment-with-equity clause echoes Psalms 67:4 and 9:8.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to declare allegiance to Yahweh publicly among the nations, not privately. The "cannot be moved" clause strips away any political or cosmic contingency from the claim.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
Cross-references
- Psalms 93:1 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.
- Psalms 67:4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
- Psalms 9:8 He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
- Acts 17:31 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.”
- Psalms 98:9 before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- Malachi 1:11 For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Psalms 96:13 before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Revelation 11:15 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.”
- Revelation 19:11 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
- Psalms 18:49 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.