Psalms 96:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Tell the nations about his splendor! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

סַפְּר֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֣ם כְּבוֹד֑וֹ בְּכָל־הָֽ֝עַמִּ֗ים נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃

Transliteration

sappərû among-haggôyim kəḇôḏô among-all-hāʿammîm nip̄ləʾôṯāyw

Grammar Details

• *sappərû*: imperative, masculine plural, piel form - tell/recount/declare
• *haggôyim*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the nations/gentiles
• *kəḇôḏô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his glory/honor
• *hāʿammîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the peoples
• *nip̄ləʾôṯāyw*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wonders/marvels

Word Meanings

• *sappərû*: tell/declare/recount/narrate
• *haggôyim*: nations/gentiles/heathen
• *kəḇôḏô*: glory/honor/splendor/reputation
• *hāʿammîm*: peoples/nations/folk
• *nip̄ləʾôṯāyw*: wonders/marvelous deeds/miracles

Referenced Verses

• Ps 22:27 : 27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
• Ps 72:18-19 : 18 The LORD God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! He alone accomplishes amazing things! 19 His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!
• Ps 117:1-2 : 1 Praise the LORD, all you nations! Applaud him, all you foreigners! 2 For his loyal love towers over us, and the LORD’s faithfulness endures. Praise the LORD!
• Isa 19:23-25 : 23 At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will visit Egypt, and the Egyptians will visit Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. 24 At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing in the earth. 25 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies will pronounce a blessing over the earth, saying,“Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my special possession, Israel!”
• Isa 49:6 : 6 he says,“Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
• Dan 4:1-3 : 1 (3:31)“King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and language groups that live in all the land: Peace and prosperity! 2 I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me. 3 “How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, and his authority continues from one generation to the next.”
• Dan 6:26-27 : 26 I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel.“For he is the living God; he endures forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed; his authority is forever. 27 He rescues and delivers and performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!”
• Mic 4:2 : 2 Many nations will come, saying,“Come on! Let’s go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the temple of Jacob’s God, so he can teach us his ways and we can live by his laws.” For instruction will proceed from Zion, the LORD’s message from Jerusalem.
• Zech 9:10 : 10 I will remove the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be removed. Then he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
• Matt 28:19 : 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
• Luke 24:47 : 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• Rev 14:6-7 : 6 Three Angels and Three Messages Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, and he had an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth– to every nation, tribe, language, and people. 7 He declared in a loud voice:“Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has arrived, and worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!”