9  Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
     Give to the Lord glory and strength.
10 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
     Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
11 Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
     Tremble before Him, all the earth.
(Psalm 96:7–9, NKJV)

Psalm 96 has been a favorite of mine for several years. Recently, as I was prayerfully reflecting on it, verses 7–9 really stood out to me. What I noticed was that, quite literally in the heart of the Psalm (this middle of five stanzas), the Psalmist has poetically captured a sense of God’s heart in our worship. Here, I’d like to mention three details the Lord has impressed upon my heart from these three verses.