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Psalms 98:1-9

Psalm PSALM—NOTE ON Psalms 98:1. This hymn celebrates God’s universal kingship (v. Psalms 98:6) by referring to the “marvelous things” and “salvation” that the Gentiles have seen God accomplish on behalf of his people. God has worked salvation (rescue from evil) for Israel, which all the ends of the earth have seen (vv. Psalms 98:1). All people in the earth should join Israel’s celebration, because God is their rightful king, too (vv. Psalms 98:4). The material creation should join all mankind in jubilant praise of the one true God, as they look forward to his rule (vv. Psalms 98:7).

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See also Psalms 98:1-9 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    PSALM XCVIII _God is celebrated for his wondrous works_, 1, 2; _for the exact fulfilment of his gracious promises_, 3. _The manner in which he is to be praised_, 4-6. _Inanimate creation called to...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    O SING UNTO THE LORD A NEW SONG - Compare Psalms 33:3; Psalms 96:1. “For he hath done marvelous things.” Things suited to excite wonder, or to fill the mind with astonishment. See Psalms 77:14;...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 98 The New Song __ 1. The call to sing (Psalms 98:1) 2. The response (Psalms 98:4) 3. The praise of all (Psalms 98:7

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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 vindi...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    TITLE (OF PSALMS 98).. PSALM. Hebrew. _mizmor._ App-65. O SING. Another summons to sing the New Song; but this time it is for what Jehovah has done for Israel. right hand... arm. Figure of speech _An...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 665 CHRIST’S ADVENT A GROUND OF JOY Psalms 98:1. 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. The Lord h...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _The Psalmist exhorteth the Jews, the Gentiles, and all creatures, to praise God._ A Psalm. This psalm has several expressions like those which are used in Psalms 1 96: and therefore probably it was...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    Psalms 98, 99 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Shorter Service of Song (for a Sabbath Day). ANALYSIS Psalms 98: An Invitation to Sing the New Song of Jehovah's Victory in behalf of the House of Israel. Psalms...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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. Psalms 98:1.-Introduction. Praise Yahweh in a new song; because H...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    PEOPLE] RV 'peoples.' So in Psalms 99:2. _Between_ the CHERUBIMS] RV 'upon the cherubim': see on Psalms 80:1....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This Ps. closely resembles Psalms 96, especially in its beginning and ending, and is to be referred to the same occasion. It celebrates a deliverance which God has wrought for Israel in the sight of a...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD RULES THE WORLD! PSALMS 98 (THE FIFTH *ROYAL PSALM) Jesus said, "You will see the Son of man sitting by the right hand of the Powerful One. He will come in...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    VICTORY. — The word more commonly rendered “salvation,” as, indeed, in next verse....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    מִזְמֹ֡ור שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽ יהוָ֨ה ׀ שִׁ֣יר חָ֭דָשׁ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 98:1 THE two preceding psalms correspond in number and division of verses. The first begins with a summons to sing to Jehovah; the second, with a proclamation that He is King. A precisely simil...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WORTHY OF PRAISE FROM ALL THE EARTH Psalms 98:1 This psalm is parallel to Psalms 96:1. That dealt with the reign of God; this deals with the victory on which that reign is based, Psalms 98:1. God cou...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Another song of worship on the pattern of Psalms 96:1. It opens and closes in the same way. A new song and its ultimate reason, the judging of the earth by Jehovah with righteousness and with truth. H...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    "A Psalm." O sing (a) unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy (b) arm, hath gotten him the victory. (a) That is, some song newly made in token of th...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Himself. There is no title in Hebrew. Hence many have attributed it to Moses, with the preceding psalms. But the name of Samuel destroys this pretension, and most people suppose that David wrote it at...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS This, like the foregoing, is a true gospel Psalm. Jesus is adored for the victories of his redemption; and the Church, both Jew and Gentile, is called upon to sing aloud the triumphs of his...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THE NEW SONG_ ‘O sing unto the Lord a new song.’ Psalms 98:1 The psalm divides itself with great naturalness into three equal parts of three equal verses each. The whole is an expression of praise...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    1_Sing unto Jehovah a new song _I have already remarked, that the expression here used denotes an extraordinary, not a common, ascription of praise. This appears from the reason assigned for it, That...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 98 is the result celebrated by Israel on earth. Jehovah has made known His salvation, and remembered His mercy and truth towards Israel. All the land (or earth) is summoned to celebrate Jehovah...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    O SING UNTO THE LORD A NEW SONG,.... An excellent one unto the Lord Christ, on account of the great work of redemption and salvation wrought out by him; and because of the new and living way opened by...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Psalms 98:1 «A Psalm. » 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. _A Psalm_] The Greek addeth, of David. A ma...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _O sing unto the Lord a new song_ See on Psalms 96:1. _For he hath done marvellous things_ The work of our redemption and salvation by Christ is a work of wonder. If we take a view of all the steps of...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    O sing unto the Lord a new song, one of the newness of all things in consequence of the redemption of mankind through the work of the Messiah; FOR HE HATH DONE MARVELOUS THINGS, the miracles of His gr...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    ADMONITION TO PRAISE THE MESSIAH. This is the only hymn in the Psalter which simply bears the superscription, A psalm. In view of the wonders of God's grace and righteousness, as revealed in the comi...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-3 A song of praise for redeeming love is a new song, a mystery hidden from ages and generations. Converts sing a new song, very different from what they had sung. If the grace of God put a new hear...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    PSALM 98 THE ARGUMENT The matter and scope of this Psalm is the same with the former, and is an evident prediction of the coming of the Messias, and of the blessed effects thereof. The psalmist exhort...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 98:1 Psalm H4210 sing H7891 (H8798) LORD H3068 new H2319 song H7892 done H6213 (H8804) things...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Exhortation to praise. The joy of the redeemed because of the setting up of God's Kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: The setting up of Christ's Kingdom is a matter of joy and...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    The Chaldee entitles it, _a prophetic psalm._ The LXX and the Vulgate, _a psalm of David._ The occasion on which it was composed is not known; but it is universally admitted to be prophetic of Christ...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _O sing unto the Lord a new song._ GENUINE PRAISE I. Genuine praise is founded on the strongest reason (Psalms 98:1). Why should man be so urgently called on to praise God? 1. Because of the extraor...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is little more than an echo of Psalms 96. Its subject is the last great revelation, the final victory of God, when His salvation and His righteousness, the revelation of which...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ANOTHER psalm of joy on the coming of God to judge the earth (Psalms 98:9). It is entitled simply "a psalm," and has no very peculiar features. Metrically, it is best viewed as composed of...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now Psalms 98:1-9, as I said, parallels Psalms 96:1-13 in many things. Notice Psalms 96:1-13, "O sing unto the Lord a new song." Psalms 98:

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 19:20; Acts 2:11; Colossians 2:15; Exodus 15:11; Exodus 15:6;...

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