Forrest Frank - Psalm 96 Lyrics

"Psalm 96" repeats a single scriptural line with minimal variation, calling for a new song to be sung to the Lord. That brevity and repetition allow the song to function almost entirely through the weight of the borrowed line itself rather than through added commentary.

Its structure mirrors the opening command of the psalm it draws from, a call that in its original context introduces an extended description of God's glory and coming judgment, though the song isolates only the initial invitation to sing. That focused isolation treats the call to fresh praise as sufficient content on its own.

Rooted in contemporary worship's minimalist, scripture-repetition style, the song functions as a brief, direct summons to fresh praise, its repeated title line inviting a response, a new song, without prescribing what that new song must specifically contain.