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96:7-9 All Nations, Ascribe Glory to the Lord! These verses develop the thought of v. 7, inviting the Gentiles to worship into his courts, i.e., in the temple precincts. The OT describes the future era, when the Gentiles receive the light, by picturing them coming to the Jerusalem temple (Isa. 2:2-3; even the lesser temple after the exile, Hag. 2:7-9). The Gentiles are to bring an offering and to worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness (i.e., the splendid presence of the all-holy one). Their uncleanness (cf. Isa. 52:1) can be cured by conversion, and then they too will be welcome in God's house.
96:7-8 Ascribe . . . ascribe. . . . Ascribe. These three lines are very similar to 29:1-2, except that there the heavenly beings are called to worship, while here it is the families of the peoples (i.e., Gentiles). Strength looks back to the same word in 96:6, and glory (Hb. kabod) is a synonym of "beauty" (Hb. tip’eret). Verse 6 listed God's attributes, and the Gentiles are called to "ascribe" (or acknowledge) these attributes. The glory due his name is the respect and honor God's character deserves.
