Protestantism
English
Sing vnto the Lord a newe song: sing vnto the Lord, all the earth.
1 An exhortation to praise God, 4 for his greatness, 8 For his kingdom, 11 For his general judgement.
O sing to the LORD a new song: sing to the LORD, all the earth.
(1 Chronicles 16:23–36)
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
O sing unto the LORD a new song; sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
Yahweh the King Comes in Judgment
Sing to1 Yahweh a new song; sing to2 Yahweh, all the earth.
- Or “concerning”
- Or “concerning”
O sing to Jehovah a new song; sing to Jehovah, all the earth.
Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Psalm 96
Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Catholicism
English
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.
All are invited to rejoice at the glorious coming and reign of Christ.
This is to David, when his land was restored to him. The Lord has reigned, let the earth exult. Let the many islands rejoice.12
- 96:1The first two words are usually translated as ‘to this David,’ or ‘to the same David.’ The word ‘huic’ is dative, indicating an indirect object, which is often translated using the English ‘to’ or ‘for.’ Essentially, the first word, ‘huic’ translates as ‘for this,’ or ‘to this.’ The word ‘David’ (as with many non-Latin names) is not usually altered in its ending to indicate case. The translation could be ‘To this David,’ but then the word ‘this’ would not be of much use, except to indicate the case of the word ‘David,’ i.e. ‘To David,’ rather than ‘To this David.’ Another possible translation (a somewhat loose translation), would be to view ‘David’ as the subject: ‘David is for this,’ which can be rephrased in English as ‘This is for David.’(Conte)
- 96:1So the translation should be either: ‘To David,’ or, ‘This is for David.’ Both of which have approximately the same meaning.(Conte)