Psalms 98:1-9

XCVIII. A Psalm of Grateful Joy. The poet calls all nations and all mankind to rejoice, because Yahweh has manifested His righteousness. Here, as in Psalms 98:2 Is., righteousness means Yahweh's vindication of Israel's rights (see Psalms 103:6; Isaiah 45:24). It is almost equivalent to the grace which Yahweh shows to Israel. Yahweh will, moreover, come speedily to judge the world.

Psalms 98:1. a new song: see on Psalms 96:1. Yahweh's arm is holy, because separate from all human weakness and defilement.

Psalms 98:6. The trumpets are possibly mentioned here, because the Ps. was meant for use at the Feast of Trumpets (the Jewish New Year's Day, p. 104).