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Psalms 98

BSB·9 verses ·Old Testament
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1Singשִׁ֤ירוּšî·rū — to sing, make musicH7891 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֨ה׀Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → a newחָ֭דָשׁḥā·ḏāš — new, fresh, recentH2319 — Full Word Study → songשִׁ֣ירšîr — Song; singing; musical compositionH7892 — Full Word Study →, forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → He has doneעָשָׂ֑ה‘ā·śāh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → wondersנִפְלָא֣וֹתnip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ — to be wonderful, perform miracles, do marvelous thingsH6381 — Full Word Study →; His right handיְ֝מִינ֗וֹyə·mî·nōw — right hand, right side, southH3225 — Full Word Study → and holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃qā·ḏə·šōw — Holiness, sacred, consecrated, set apartH6944 — Full Word Study → armוּזְר֥וֹעַū·zə·rō·w·a‘ — arm; power, strength, mightH2220 — Full Word Study → have gained Him the victoryהוֹשִֽׁיעָה־hō·wō·šî·‘āh- — To deliver, rescue, or save from dangerH3467 — Full Word Study →. 2The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → has proclaimedהוֹדִ֣יעַhō·w·ḏî·a‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → His salvationיְשׁוּעָת֑וֹyə·šū·‘ā·ṯōw — Deliverance, salvation, rescue from dangerH3444 — Full Word Study → and revealed His righteousnessצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw — Righteousness, justice, right conductH6666 — Full Word Study → toלְעֵינֵ֥יlə·‘ê·nê — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → the nationsהַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םhag·gō·w·yim — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study →. 3He has rememberedזָ֘כַ֤רzā·ḵar — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study → His loveחַסְדּ֨וֹ׀ḥas·dōw — Covenant loyalty and steadfast kindnessH2617 — Full Word Study → and faithfulnessוֶֽאֱֽמוּנָתוֹ֮we·’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯōw — Faithfulness, steadfastness, reliabilityH530 — Full Word Study → to the houseלְבֵ֪יתlə·ḇêṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → of Israelיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study →; allכָל־ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → the endsאַפְסֵי־’ap̄·sê- — End, cessation, extremity; nothing, noughtH657 — Full Word Study → of the earthאָ֑רֶץ’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → have seenרָא֥וּrā·’ū — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → the salvationיְשׁוּעַ֥תyə·šū·‘aṯ — Deliverance, salvation, rescue from dangerH3444 — Full Word Study → of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃’ĕ·lō·hê·nū — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. 4Make a joyful noiseהָרִ֣יעוּhā·rî·‘ū — to shout, cry out, make a loud noiseH7321 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַֽ֭יהוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → the earthהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →; break forthפִּצְח֖וּpiṣ·ḥū — to break forth, burst outH6476 — Full Word Study →let your cry ring outוְרַנְּנ֣וּwə·ran·nə·nū — To shout or sing aloud with joy; to cry out triumphantlyH7442 — Full Word Study →, and sing praisesוְזַמֵּֽרוּ׃wə·zam·mê·rū — To sing praises, make music to GodH2167 — Full Word Study →! 5Sing praisesזַמְּר֣וּzam·mə·rū — To sing praises, make music to GodH2167 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → with the lyreבְּכִנּ֑וֹרbə·ḵin·nō·wr — stringed musical instrument; lyreH3658 — Full Word Study →, in melodiousזִמְרָֽה׃zim·rāh — melody, musical praise, songH2172 — Full Word Study → songוְק֣וֹלwə·qō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → with the harpבְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹרbə·ḵin·nō·wr — stringed musical instrument; lyreH3658 — Full Word Study →. 6With trumpetsבַּ֭חֲצֹ֣צְרוֹתba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ — trumpet; ceremonial wind instrumentH2689 — Full Word Study → and the blastוְק֣וֹלwə·qō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → of the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֑רšō·w·p̄ār — Ram's horn trumpet; shofarH7782 — Full Word Study → shout for joyהָ֝רִ֗יעוּhā·rî·‘ū — to shout, cry out, make a loud noiseH7321 — Full Word Study → beforeלִפְנֵ֤י׀lip̄·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, the Kingהַמֶּ֬לֶךְham·me·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study →. 7Let the seaהַ֭יָּםhay·yām — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study → resoundיִרְעַ֣םyir·‘am — to thunder, roar, make a loud noiseH7481 — Full Word Study →, and all that fills itוּמְלֹא֑וֹū·mə·lō·’ōw — Fullness, abundance, or that which fillsH4393 — Full Word Study →, the worldתֵּ֝בֵ֗לtê·ḇêl — The inhabited earth; the worldH8398 — Full Word Study →, and all who dwellוְיֹ֣שְׁבֵיwə·yō·šə·ḇê — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → in it. 8Let the riversנְהָר֥וֹתnə·hā·rō·wṯ — River, StreamH5104 — Full Word Study → clapיִמְחֲאוּ־yim·ḥă·’ū- — to clap hands; to strike togetherH4222 — Full Word Study → their handsכָ֑ףḵāp̄ — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study →, let the mountainsהָרִ֥יםhā·rîm — Mountain, hill, or elevated land massH2022 — Full Word Study → sing togetherיַ֝֗חַדya·ḥaḏ — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study → for joyיְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃yə·ran·nê·nū — To shout or sing aloud with joy; to cry out triumphantlyH7442 — Full Word Study → 9beforeלִֽפְֽנֵי־lip̄·nê- — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, forכִּ֥יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → He comesבָא֮ḇā — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֪טliš·pōṭ — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study → the earthהָ֫אָ֥רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →. He will judgeיִשְׁפֹּֽט־yiš·pōṭ- — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study → the worldתֵּבֵ֥לtê·ḇêl — The inhabited earth; the worldH8398 — Full Word Study → with righteousnessבְּצֶ֑דֶקbə·ṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study → and the peoplesוְ֝עַמִּ֗יםwə·‘am·mîm — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → with equityבְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃bə·mê·šā·rîm — Uprightness, righteousness, equityH4339 — Full Word Study →.
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Psalm 98 is a triumphant hymn celebrating God's salvation and His righteous reign over all creation. The psalmist calls the entire universe—including all nations, instruments, seas, and mountains—to join in exuberant worship of the Lord who has revealed His salvation and demonstrated His power. This psalm culminates in the affirmation that God will judge the world with perfect righteousness and equity, inviting believers to anticipate His final justice and Kingdom. The repeated call to "sing a new song" emphasizes that God's works are eternally fresh and worthy of perpetual praise.

Verses 1-3: God's Marvelous Works and Universal Salvation

The psalmist opens with an invitation to "sing unto the LORD a new song" because He "hath done marvellous things." This phrase reminds us that God's salvation is not a minor achievement but a work of extraordinary power. His "right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory" speaks of God's active intervention in history—His strength deployed on behalf of His people. Verse 2 extends this vision globally: "The LORD hath made known his salvation... in the sight of the heathen." God does not hide His redemptive work; He openly displays it so that all nations may witness His righteousness. In verse 3, the psalmist affirms that God has remembered His covenant promises to Israel ("his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel"), yet verse 3 concludes that "all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God." This universalism reflects the Old Testament hope that God's salvation, though promised first to Israel, would ultimately reach every corner of creation.

Application: God's salvation is both personally intimate and globally cosmic. If you have experienced Christ's redemption, you are part of a story that spans from ancient Israel to the uttermost ends of the earth. Your faith is not private; it joins the chorus of all creation worshiping the God who saves.

Verses 4-6: A Call to Universal Worship

The psalmist now summons all creation to respond to God's mighty works. Verse 4 calls "all the earth" to "make a joyful noise unto the LORD" and to "rejoice, and sing praise." This is not quiet, private devotion; it is exuberant, public celebration. Verses 5-6 specify the instruments of worship: the harp, the voice in psalms, trumpets, and cornets. These were instruments used in ancient Israel's temple worship, symbolizing the full expression of joy and gratitude. The phrase "before the LORD, the King" in verse 6 reminds us that this worship is directed toward God in His royal majesty—we are not worshiping mere sentiment but the King of all creation.

Application: Worship is meant to be joyful and expressive. Whether through music, spoken praise, or the quiet meditation of your heart, do not be ashamed to celebrate God's salvation with genuine enthusiasm. God deserves our whole-hearted devotion.

Verses 7-9: Creation's Response and God's Coming Judgment

In these closing verses, the psalmist invites the physical creation itself—the sea, the floods, and the hills—to join in worship. This poetic language reflects the biblical theme that creation itself groans for redemption (Romans 8:22). The sea roars, the floods clap their hands, and the hills rejoice "before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth." The psalm culminates in an eschatological affirmation: God will return to judge "the world, and the people with equity." This judgment is not capricious but perfectly righteous.

Application: God's return and final judgment should inspire both hope and reverence. For believers, His coming judgment means the vindication of all suffering and injustice. Worship today in light of His promised return.

Application for Today

Psalm 98 invites us to join the universe in celebrating God's salvation revealed in Christ. Whether you face discouragement or doubt, remember that God has already accomplished marvelous things and will ultimately judge with perfect righteousness. Let your worship be joyful, your praise be vocal, and your hope be anchored in His certain return and reign.

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