USB ~ Psalms 98

The Coming of God

1 A psalm. Sing a new song to the LORD, for he has done marvelous deeds. a His right hand and holy arm have won the victory.† b

2 The LORD has made his victory known; has revealed his triumph in the sight of the nations,

3 He has remembered his mercy and faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.

4 Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth; break into song; sing praise.

5 Sing praise to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.

6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout with joy to the King, the LORD. c

III

7 Let the sea and what fills it resound, d the world and those who dwell there.

8 Let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains shout with them for joy, e

9 fBefore the LORD who comes, who comes to govern the earth, g To govern the world with justice and the peoples with fairness.

Footnotes

†. Psalm 98 A hymn, similar to Ps 96, extolling God for Israel’s victory (Ps 98:1-3). All nations (Ps 98:4-6) and even inanimate nature (Ps 98:7-8) are summoned to welcome God’s coming to rule over the world (Ps 98:9).

†. 98:1 Marvelous deeds…victory: the conquest of all threats to the peaceful existence of Israel, depicted in the Psalms variously as a cosmic force such as sea, or nations bent on Israel’s destruction, or evildoers seemingly triumphant. His right hand and holy arm: God is pictured as a powerful warrior.

98:1 Ps 96:1; Is 42:10.
98:1 Is 59:16; 63:5.
98:6 Ps 47:6-7.
98:7 Ps 96:11.
98:8 Is 44:23; 55:12.
98:9 Ps 96:13.
98:9 Ps 67:5.