I started to memorize Psalm 96. Verse 1 says, “Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord all the earth.” Then I looked at a note in my Bible. This psalm comes from David’s psalm in 1 Chronicles 16:8-36.

Let me set the stage for you. 1 Chronicles 15:28 says that King David and all Israel, “…brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps.” 

Verse 29 says that King David was whirling and playing music. As I am repeating verse 1 over and over, I am picturing this great assembly of praise. Psalm 96 is so jubilant with heartfelt worship. 

It says, “Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.