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**the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .
**a new song.** [Psalms 96](../../../kjv/psalms/96) is the call; [Psalms 97](../../../kjv/psalms/97) is the answer. Compare [Psalms 98](../../../kjv/psalms/98) and [Psalms 99](../../../kjv/psalms/99) . The subject is the coming rest for the earth, to which creation looks forward [Romans 8:18-23](../../../kjv/romans/8/18-23) ).
**the earth.** This is the subject of Book IV. See notes on p. 809.

**His name.** See note on [Psalms 20:1](../../../kjv/psalms/20/1) .

**heathen** = nations.
**people** = peoples.

**gods** = rulers. Hebrew. *'elohim.* App-4 . See note on [Exodus 22:9](../../../kjv/exodus/22/9) .

**all the gods . . . idols.** Figure of speech *Paronomasia.* App-6 Hebrew. *kalelohey . . . 'elilim.*
**nations** = peoples.
**idols** = nothings. Compare [1 Corinthians 8:4](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/8/4) .

**beauty.** Some codices read "joy". Compare [1 Chronicles 16:27](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/16/27) .
**sanctuary.** Some codices read "dwelling-place". as in [1 Chronicles 16:27](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/16/27) .

**offering** = presence offerings. Hebrew. *minchah.* App-43 .
**come into His courts.** Some codices read "enter before Him". Compare [1 Chronicles 16:29](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/16/29) .

**the beauty of holiness.** See note on [1 Chronicles 16:29](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/16/29) .
**Fear** = Tremble.

**shall be established.** Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read "He hath fixed".

**Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad.** The initials of the four Hebrew words making this sentence form an acrostic ( App-6 , App-60 , and App-63 ), giving the four letters of the word JEHOVAH ( **Y, H, V, H** ) thus:
***Y*** *ismehu* ***H*** *ashshamayim* ***V*** *ethagel* ***H*** *a'arez.*
The *Massorah* ( App-30 ) has a special rubric calling attention to this acrostic.

**Then shall.** Ginsburg thinks this should be "Yea, let".

**Before.** See note on "presence" ([Psalms 95:2](../../../kjv/psalms/95/2) .
**He cometh . . . He cometh.** Figure of speech. *Epteeuxis* ( App-6 ), for emphasis.
**the world** = the habitable world. Hebrew. tebel. No rest or righteous rule for the world and its inhabitants until He comes. The next Psalm is " the New Song", celebrating this by anticipation.

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