Psalms 96:1,2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I beg the Reader to remark the threefold call to praise Jehovah. And is not this with reference to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost? Especially, as this is a Psalm in honour of redemption, is it not as if the sacred writer was calling upon the Church to give to each Person of the Godhead, and to all collectively, the praises due for their joint love, mercy; and power, in this act of sovereign grace? Do observe, that both Jew and Gentile are invited to the celebration of the honour due unto the glorious name of Jehovah! The song itself is a new song, such as the redeemed in heaven are said to sing, and which none could sing but the redeemed from the earth. Revelation 14:3. So that upon every account this lovely Psalm comes home to our hearts, and seems to demand an interest in everyone that hears it. Reader! let us pause over this opening of it, and ask ourselves, whether we can sing this new song with a new heart in Christ Jesus?