Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 96:7-9

"Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength. Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come into his courts. Oh worship Jehovah in holy array: Tremble before him, all the earth." — Psalms 96:7-9 (ASV)

These verses are reminiscent of Psalms 29:1-2 (see Notes on these verses), but instead of being addressed to the angels, it is, in keeping with the new world of ideas and feelings in which Israel lived after the Captivity, addressed to all the people of the world. A truly Messianic character is thus imparted to the psalm.