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Psalm 96:1

Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth.

1Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2Sing to the LORD! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
3Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.
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The repeated command to sing joins a new song with a worldwide summons, widening praise beyond the voices and places you know.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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1 Chronicles 16:23–33Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day.Both passages summon all the earth to sing to the LORD.
Psalm 98:1A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.Both command a new song to the LORD; Psalm 98 names his marvelous deeds and salvation as reasons.
Psalm 33:3Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!Both command a new song to God, with Psalm 33 adding skilled playing and a shout of joy.
Psalm 149:1Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.Both command a new song to the LORD; Psalm 149 locates that praise in the assembly of the saints.
Revelation 14:3They sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four …A new song links these texts, though Revelation describes a particular redeemed company singing before the throne.
Psalm 67:3–6let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.Both summon praise beyond one people: Psalm 96 addresses all the earth, and Psalm 67 names all the peoples.
Revelation 5:9They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every …Both feature a new song with worldwide scope: all the earth in the psalm, people from every nation in Revelation.
Romans 15:11Both summon praise to the Lord across peoples, with Romans naming the Gentiles and the psalm addressing all the earth.
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Praise and worship. gratitude.

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Encouragement

Your voice belongs within this summons to sing. Praise reaches beyond any one congregation or country: YHWH is the one all the earth is told to praise.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).