Psalms 96:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Ascribe to the LORD the splendor he deserves! Bring an offering and enter his courts!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָב֣וּ לַ֭יהוָה כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ שְׂאֽוּ־מִ֝נְחָ֗ה וּבֹ֥אוּ לְחַצְרוֹתָֽיו׃

Transliteration

hāḇû to-YHWH kəḇôḏ šəmô śəʾû-minḥāh ûḇōʾû to-ḥaṣrôṯāyw

Grammar Details

• *hāḇû*: imperative, masculine plural - give/ascribe
• *kəḇôḏ*: noun, masculine singular construct - glory of
• *šəmô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name
• *śəʾû*: imperative, masculine plural - lift/carry/bear
• *minḥāh*: noun, feminine singular - offering/gift/tribute
• *ûḇōʾû*: conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and come/enter
• *ḥaṣrôṯāyw*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his courts/courtyards

Word Meanings

• *hāḇû*: give/ascribe/attribute
• *kəḇôḏ*: glory/honor/splendor
• *śəʾû*: lift/carry/bear/raise
• *minḥāh*: offering/gift/tribute/present
• *bōʾû*: come/enter/go
• *ḥaṣrôṯāyw*: his courts/courtyards/enclosures

Referenced Verses

• Ps 100:4 : 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!
• Ps 108:3-5 : 3 I will give you thanks before the nations, O LORD! I will sing praises to you before foreigners! 4 For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds. 5 Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!
• Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the east to the west my name will be great among the nations. Incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name everywhere, for my name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
• Heb 13:15-16 : 15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name. 16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
• Ps 45:12 : 12 Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift.
• Ps 72:10 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
• Exod 34:5-9 : 5 The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the LORD by name. 6 The LORD passed by before him and proclaimed:“The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness, 7 keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. But he by no means leaves the guilty unpunished, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children and children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.” 8 Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped 9 and said,“If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, let my Lord go among us, for we are a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.”
• 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Rev 8:3-4 : 3 Another angel holding a golden censer came and was stationed at the altar. A large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne. 4 The smoke coming from the incense, along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name, because you alone are holy? All nations will come and worship before you for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
• Rom 12:1 : 1 Consecration of the Believer’s Life Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice– alive, holy, and pleasing to God– which is your reasonable service.
• Rom 15:16 : 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• Phil 2:17 : 17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.
• Phil 4:18 : 18 For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent– a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.
• Heb 13:13 : 13 We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.
• Ps 111:9 : 9 He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome.
• Ps 148:13-14 : 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky. 14 He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise– the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the LORD!
• Isa 60:6-7 : 6 Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the LORD. 7 All the sheep of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will be available to you as sacrifices. They will go up on my altar acceptably, and I will bestow honor on my majestic temple.