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Psalm 96:7
Ascribe to the LORD, you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
5For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
6Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7Ascribe to the LORD, you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
8Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9Worship the LORD in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
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The address to “you families of nations” widens worship beyond any one people, while the repeated “ascribe” directs their honor toward YHWH.
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Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;The psalm summons nations to acknowledge the LORD’s glory and strength; the heavenly multitude declares that power and glory belong to God.
Matthew 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’Both texts direct honor toward God by acknowledging that glory and power belong to him.
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 passages reach across nations: the psalm addresses their families, and the song names people bought for God from every nation.
1 Chronicles 29:11–13Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the …Both passages name glory and strength or power as belonging to the LORD, who deserves acknowledgment of his greatness.
Psalm 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.The families of nations addressed in Psalm 96 share the worldwide scope of the relatives of nations worshiping in Psalm 22.
Revelation 7:12saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”Glory and strength in the psalm correspond to the glory, power, and might ascribed to God in Revelation’s praise.
Jude 1:24–25Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,Both texts speak of God’s glory; Jude also names his ability to keep people from stumbling.
Psalm 29:1–2A Psalm by David. Ascribe to the LORD, you sons of the mighty, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.Both psalms repeat the command to ascribe glory and strength to the LORD, though they address different groups.
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 …The psalm summons nations to honor the LORD, while Revelation records every created thing honoring the throne’s occupant and the Lamb.
Romans 15:9–10and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing to your name.”The nations addressed in the psalm share in the praise of God that Romans describes among the Gentiles.
1 Peter 5:11To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.Both passages ascribe glory and strength or power to God; Peter’s praise adds that this honor endures forever.
Psalm 68:32–34Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord— Selah—Both psalms address peoples across the earth, summoning nations or kingdoms to offer praise to God.
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To ascribe glory and strength is to acknowledge what belongs to God. YHWH deserves the honor of every nation, including the people among whom you live.
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