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Psalm 96:2
Sing to the LORD! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
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.
4For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.
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“From day to day” makes praise a recurring part of life, with God’s salvation as something worth speaking about again when another day begins.
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Psalm 100:4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.Both psalms command people to bless God’s name, joining spoken praise with worship directed to him.
Mark 16:15He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation.Psalm 96 commands the proclamation of God’s salvation; Mark records Jesus commanding his hearers to preach the Good News.
Psalm 71:15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.Both passages connect telling of God’s salvation with the passage of time: day to day and all day.
Psalm 103:1–2By David. Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!Both psalms direct praise to the LORD and name him as the one whose name deserves honor.
Psalm 40:10I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your …Psalm 96 commands salvation to be proclaimed; Psalm 40 describes declaring God’s salvation before the great assembly.
Isaiah 40:9You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Don’t be afraid! …Both passages command an announcement centered on God, with Isaiah naming Zion, Jerusalem, and Judah as hearers.
1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the LORD your God!” All the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and …The command to bless the LORD appears in both texts, and Chronicles records the assembly responding with worship.
Acts 13:26“Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.Both texts present salvation as news to be communicated, proclaimed in the psalm and sent to hearers in Acts.
Isaiah 52:7–8How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, …Both passages speak of proclaiming salvation, and Isaiah joins that announcement to the declaration that God reigns.
Romans 10:14–18How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?Both passages concern a spoken message: the psalm commands proclamation, while Romans names a preacher as the means of hearing.
Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,Both passages bless God, with the psalm naming his salvation and Ephesians naming his blessings in Christ.
Revelation 5:13I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and …Both passages express praise through voiced blessing, with Revelation recording creation blessing the throne’s occupant and the Lamb.
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Praise and worship. gratitude. an ordinary day.
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There is room in this command for repeated words across ordinary days. God’s salvation remains worth proclaiming, and his name remains worthy of praise.
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