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Lyrics
1 O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done
marvellous
things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath
gotten him the
victory.
2 The LORD hath made known his
salvation: his
righteousness hath
he openly shewed in the sight of the
heathen.
3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house
of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our
God.
4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD,
all the earth: make a
loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the
voice of a psalm.
6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make
a joyful noise
before the LORD, the King.
7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and
they that dwell therein.
8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the
hills be joyful
together
9 Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with
righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.1
Bible Commentary
1. A new song. See Ps. 33:3;
96:1. Verses 1-3
state the reasons for praising Jehovah. The psalm begins on a sublime note of praise.2
Marvellous things. General blessings and particular benefits (see Ex. 15:11, 21; Ps. 77:14).2
Right hand, and . . . arm.
Denote power.3
Holy arm. Or, "arm of holiness," the power of His united moral
perfections (Ps 22:3;
32:11).3
Gotten him the victory. Literally, "made salvation," enabled Him to save
His people.3
2. Hath made known. By acts of deliverance (see Isa. 52:10).2
Salvation.
The result of His righteousness (Ps 7:17; 31:1), and both are
publicly displayed.3
Righteousness. His faithfulness in accomplishing this great
promise.4
Openly. Literally, "before the eyes."2
Heathen. Or, "nations" (see on
Ps. 2:1).
God's acts were so public that all the nations around Israel could see His power (see
Ps. 97:6).2
3.
His mercy and his truth.
The union of mercy
and truth (Ps 57:3; 85:10) secure the blessings of the
promise (Gen 12:3; 18:18) to all the world (Isa 52:10).3
4. Verses 4-6 state the manner of praising Jehovah.
All the earth. The psalm is distinguished
by its universal appeal to all peoples.2
Make a loud noise. Or, "burst forth" (Isa 14:7; 44:23).3
Sing praise. Heb. zarmar, "make
melody," either with voice or instruments, or both. Spiritually
endowed creatures should consciously show forth the praise of God - men have voices with which to sound His praise and are gifted with the ability to make instruments with which to praise Him.2
6.
A joyful noise. There are no "muted violins" here; "all the stops of the organ are pulled out in full diapason."2
Before the LORD, the King.
Hail Him as your sovereign; and while, with every aid to demonstrate zeal
and joy, intelligent creatures are invited to praise, as in
Ps 96:11-13,
inanimate nature is also summoned to honour Him who triumphs and rules in
righteousness and equity.3
7. Sea roar. See
Ps. 96:11.
Verses 7-9 extend an invitation to all nature to join in the praise of Jehovah.2
8. Floods clap. A personification perhaps suggested by the breaking waves on the shore.2
Hills be joyful. Compare Ps. 65:9-13 for an exquisite picture of nature in all her beauty praising God.2
9. He cometh. See on
Ps. 96:13. The redeemed and all the works of nature look forward with unspeakable anticipation to the time of the redemptive judgment.2
References and notes
1. King James Authorized Version
2. Seventh-day
Adventist Bible Commentary - Vol.3 pg 853, 854
3. Jamieson, Faussett, and Brown -
http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/psalm/jfb/psalm98.htm
4. John Wesley's Notes on the Bible - http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/psalm/wesley/psalm98.htm
5.
Spurgeon' Treasury of
David - http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/psalm/spurgeon/psalm98.htm
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This
sacred ode, which bears simply the title of "A Psalm",
follows fitly upon the last, and is evidently an integral
part of the series of royal psalms. If
Ps 97:1-12 described the publication of the gospel, and
so the setting up of the kingdom of heaven, the present
Psalm is a sort of Coronation Hymn, officially
proclaiming the conquering Messiah as Monarch over the
nations, with blast of trumpets, clapping of hands, and
celebration of triumphs. It is a singularly bold and lively
song. The critics have fully established the fact that
similar expressions occur in Isaiah, but we see no force in
the inference that therefore it was written by him; on this
principle half the books in the English language might be
attributed to Shakespeare. The fact is that these associated
Psalms make up a mosaic, in which each one of them has an
appropriate place, and is necessary to the completeness of
the whole, and therefore we believe them, to be each and all
the work of one and the same mind.
Paul, if we understand him aright, ascribes
Ps 95:1-11 to David, and as we believe that the same
writer must have written the whole group, we ascribe this
also to the son of Jesse. Whoever that may be, the song is
worthy to rank among the most devout and soul stirring of
sacred lyrics.5
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Echo of Psalm
96 |
Psalm 98 is a superb call to all peoples and to all the forces of nature to praise God, the Sovereign-Judge of the universe. The psalm has been called an echo of Ps. 96, although it
exhibits a more definite pattern of form than that psalm.5
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