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Psalms 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist issues a corporate command to worshipers to proclaim God's attributes to surrounding nations and peoples. This directive follows a call to sing and bless the Lord's name and precedes a declaration of His supreme greatness.
The words — The Hebrew imperative סַפְּרוּ (sappəru) means "recount" or "declare," paired with כְּבוֹדוֹ (kəḇōḏō, "His glory") and נִפְלְאוֹתָיו (nipəlʾōṯāyw, "His wonders"). These terms frame the command to publicly recount divine majesty and extraordinary acts.
The thread — The mandate to reach all nations echoes the universal scope of Psalms 22:27 and the Gentile proclamation in Daniel 4:1. This theme culminates in the New Testament command to preach repentance and forgiveness to all nations in Luke 24:47.
Why it lands — The text commands believers to publicly recount God's glory and wonders to every people group. It requires active, cross-cultural proclamation rather than private reflection.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
Cross-references
- Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Daniel 4:1 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
- Luke 24:47 and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 19:23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
- Isaiah 49:6 He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
- Psalms 72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Psalms 117:1 Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
- Micah 4:2 And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 9:10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
- Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,