Rabbi Roodyn

Rav Hirsch continues his introduction by saying that it is the Jewish people’s task to enter into the midst of the nations with a ‘new song’, to ‘behold’ Hashem’s greatness. The newness of the of the song lies in the call שירו לה’ כל הארץ, a summons to all of mankind to unite in beholding the greatness of the One true G-d.

This union of mankind in the praise of Hashem is the ‘new’ phenomenon, which as a result of the development of the ages, will one day bring about the renewal and regeneration of the world. Yeshaya HaNavi at the end of his prophecies refers to this as השמים החדשים והארץ החדשה, the new heavens and the new earth (Yeshaya 66:22).