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 bear a part in this concert_, 7, 8. _The justice of his judgments_, 9. NOTES ON PSALM XCVIII In... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 98:2. _MADE KNOWN HIS SALVATION_] He has delivered his people in such a way as to show that it was supernatural, and that their confidence in the unseen God was not in vain.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 98:3. _HE HATH REMEMBERED HIS MERCY_] His gracious promises to their forefathers. _AND HIS TRUTH_] Faithfully accomplishing what he had promised. All this was fulfilled under the Gospel.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 98:5. _WITH - THE VOICE OF A PSALM._] I think זמרה _zimrah_, which we translate _Psalm_, means either a _musical instrument_, or a _species of ode_ modulated by different voices.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 98:6. _WITH TRUMPETS_] חצצרות _chatsotseroth_. Some kind of tubular instruments, of the form and management of which we know nothing. _AND SOUND OF CORNET_] שופר _shophar_, the word commonly used for what we call _trumpet_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 98:7. _LET THE SEA ROAR_] These are either fine poetic images; or, if we take them as referring to the promulgation of the Gospel, by the _sea_ all maritime countries and commercial nations may be intended.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 98:8. _LET THE FLOODS CLAP_ THEIR _HANDS_] נהרות _neharoth_, properly _the rivers_-possibly meaning immense _continents_, where only _large rivers_ are found; thus including _inland_ people, as well as _maritime nations_, and those on the sea-coasts generally; as in those early times li... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 98:9. _FOR HE COMETH TO JUDGE THE EARTH_] He comes to make known his salvation, and show his merciful designs to all the children of men. _WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL HE JUDGE THE WORLD_] His word shall not be confined; all shall know him, from the least to the greatest: he shall show tha... [ Continue Reading ]