What does Psalms Chapter 96 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

The inscription mentions land restored without supplying a composition scene. Future fire and requested confounding differ from past lightning and Sion’s gladness. Saints’ future delivery remains an attributed promise.

Chapter breakdown

Dominus regnavit is the incipit; the heading separately invites joy at Christ's coming and reign. The inscription is for the same David when his land was restored again. The Lord has reigned; earth and many islands are invited to rejoice. Clouds and darkness surround Him and justice and judgment establish the throne. The note interprets clouds as prophecy of Christ's coming in terror and majesty to judge.

Fire shall precede Him and burn enemies round about; lightnings have shone, earth saw and trembled, mountains melted like wax, heavens declared justice and all people saw glory. Future fire remains distinct from these past descriptions. The speaker asks all adorers of graven things and boasters in idols to be confounded and commands angels to adore; craftsmen are not separately named and completed shame is not certified.

Sion heard and was glad, Juda's daughters rejoiced at judgments, and God is Most High over earth, exceedingly above gods. Lovers of the Lord are told to hate evil; He preserves saints' souls and will deliver from the sinner's hand. Light has risen to just people and joy to right-hearted people. The just are told to rejoice and praise remembrance of holiness. The text does not report an enduring emotional cure or independently guarantee completed delivery.

The story inside

Opening: The inscription mentions land restored without supplying a composition scene. Development: Future fire and requested confounding differ from past lightning and Sion’s gladness. Conclusion: Saints’ future delivery remains an attributed promise.

Lessons worth keeping

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The inscription mentions land restored without supplying a composition scene.
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Future fire and requested confounding differ from past lightning and Sion’s gladness.
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Saints’ future delivery remains an attributed promise.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

Lines 63838–63839
96:1. For the same David, when his land was restored again to him. The Lord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice: let many islands be glad.
Lines 63841–63842
96:2. Clouds and darkness are round about him: justice and judgment are the establishment of his throne.
Lines 63844–63845
Clouds and darkness.... The coming of Christ in the clouds with great terror and majesty to judge the world, is here prophesied.
Lines 63853–63854
96:5. The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
Lines 63858–63859
96:7. Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, and that glory in their idols. Adore him, all you his angels:
Lines 63867–63868
96:10. You that love the Lord, hate evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints, he will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner.
Lines 63870–63870
96:11. Light is risen to the just, and joy to the right of heart.