Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come into his courts." — Psalms 96:8 (ASV)
Give to the Lord the glory due to his name (1 Chronicles 16:0; Psalms 96:1–13, compare 1 Chronicles 16:28) - This also is literally taken from 1 Chronicles 16:28. The margin here is, as in Hebrew, of “his name”: the honor of his name. The idea is what is expressed in our translation.
Bring to God what is due to him, or render such an acknowledgment as he deserves and claims. Acknowledge him as God, and acknowledge him to be such a God as he is. Let the honor due to God as such be given him, and let the honor due to him for the character which he actually has be ascribed to him.
Bring an offering - This is language taken from the temple worship and means that God is to be worshipped in the manner which he has prescribed as a suitable expression of his majesty. The word here rendered “offering”—מנחה (minchah)—is what is commonly used to denote a “bloodless” offering, a thank-offering. See the notes at Isaiah 1:13.
And come into his courts - The courts or areas around the tabernacle and the temple, where sacrifices were made and where the people worshipped. See the notes at Matthew 21:12.