Psalms 96:7

“Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, etc.] Or families f1369 : the Targum is, “give unto the Lord a song, ye families of the people;” by whom are meant not the tribes and families of the people of Israel, but the Gentiles, the nations of the world, who were to be blessed in the seed of Abraham, the family of Egypt, and others; (see <300302>Amos 3:2) (<381417>Zechariah 14:17,18), even such as were chosen of them, taken out from among them for a people to his name; who were redeemed out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation; and were taken, one of a city, and two of a family, and brought to Zion: give unto the Lord glory and strength; (see Gill on “<192901>Psalm 29:1”).”

“Give unto the Lord - Ascribe unto the Lord - to Yahweh. This is extracted literally from 1 Chronicles 16:28. O ye kindreds of the people - Hebrew, “Families” of the people: people, as united by family ties. The idea is that of worship not merely as individuals, nor as a mere “aggregate” of individuals united by no common bonds, but as those united by strong ties; bound by blood and affection; constituted into communities. It is a call on such to worship God in their capacity as thus bound together; to come as families and to worship God. In other words, it is a call on families “as such” to acknowledge God. A family is a proper place where to honor God. When the same joy pervades all hearts…”

“96:7 nations of the world (literally families of the nations): Families and clans represent subdivisions of the nations (see Gen 12:3). • The nations must respond to the Lord’s glory (Pss 8:1; 19:1-4; 24:7).”

“Give: Psa 29:1, Psa 29:2, Psa 68:32-34; Luk 2:14; Jde 1:25 O ye kindreds: Psa 22:27, Psa 66:1, Psa 66:2, Psa 67:3, Psa 67:4; Rom 15:9, Rom 15:10; Rev 5:9, Rev 19:6 glory: Ch1 29:11-13; Mat 6:13; Pe1 5:11; Jde 1:24, Jde 1:25; Rev 5:13, Rev 7:12, Rev 14:7; Rev 19:1 Psalms 96:8”

“Call to the families of the peoples to worship God, the One, living, and glorious God. הבוּ is repeated three times here as Psa 29:1-11, of which the whole strophe is an echo. Isaiah (ch. 60) sees them coming in with the gifts which they are admonished to bring with them into the courts of Jahve (in Chr. only: לפניו). Instead of בּהדרת קדשׁ here and in the chronicler, the lxx brings the courts (חצרת) in once more; but the dependence of the strophe upon Psa 29:1-11 furnishes a guarantee for the "holy attire," similar to the wedding garment in the New Testament parable. Instead of מפּניו, Psa 96:9, the chronicler has מלּפניו, just as he also alternates with both forms, Ch2 32:7, cf. Ch1 19:18.…”