The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — Psalms Chapter 96.

CHAP. XCVI.

1 An exhortation to praise God, 4 for his greatnesse, 8 For his kingdome, 11 For his generall iudgement.

¹ O sing vnto the Lord a new song: sing vnto the Lord all the earth.¹

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² Sing vnto the Lord, blesse his name: shew forth his saluation from day to day.

³ Declare his glory among the heathen: his wonders among all people.

⁴ For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: hee is to be feared aboue all Gods.

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⁵ For all the gods of the nations are idoles: but the Lord made the heauens.

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⁶ Honour and maiestie are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

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⁷ Giue vnto the Lord (O yee kinreds of the people:) giue vnto the Lord glory and strength.

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⁸ Giue vnto the Lord the glory due vnto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.⁸

⁹ O worship the Lord, in the beautie of holinesse: feare before him all the earth.⁹

¹⁰ Say among the heathen, that the Lord reigneth: the world also shalbe established that it shall not be moued: he shall iudge the people righteously.¹⁰

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¹¹ Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad: let the sea roare, and the fulnesse thereof.

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¹² Let the field be ioyfull, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood reioyce

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¹³ Before the Lord, for hee commeth, for hee commeth to iudge the earth: hee shall iudge the world with righteousnesse, and the people with his trueth.

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