Psalm 98:1-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 98:1-3

We are here called upon again to sing unto the Lord a new song, as before, Ps. 96:1. ?Sing a most excellent song, the best song you have.? Let the song of Christ's love be like Solomon's on that subject, a song of songs. A song of praise for redeeming love is a new song, such a song as had not been sung before; for this is a mystery which was hidden from ages and generations. Converts sing a new song, very different from what they had sung; they change their wonder and change their joy, and... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 98:4-9

The setting up of the kingdom of Christ is here represented as a matter of joy and praise. I. Let all the children of men rejoice in it, for they all have, or may have, benefit by it. Again and again we are here called upon by all ways and means possible to express our joy in it and give God praise for it: Make a joyful noise, as before, Ps. 95:1, 2. Make a loud noise, as those that are affected with those glad tidings and are desirous to affect others with them. Rejoice and sing praise, sing... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 98:1

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 him, and because of the new dispensation of the Gospel, which takes place through him, and for the reasons next mentioned; See Gill on Psalm 96:1 , for he hath done marvellous things ; by assuming human nature, in that he, being God, became man, took flesh of a virgin, even pure and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 98:2

The Lord hath made known his salvation ,.... Which was appointed him, he undertook, came to perform, and has effected; this, though wrought out, is unknown to men, especially to the Gentile world, who had no prophecy, promise, or revelation of the Messiah, and salvation by him; but now this is made known in the everlasting Gospel, called therefore the Gospel of salvation, and by the ministers of it; and, besides this, the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ, and his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 98:3

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel ,.... His mercy promised them, in raising up a Saviour to them, one that should be the glory of them; and his truth, in fulfilling that and every other promise concerning him; see Luke 1:72 , all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God ; either Christ himself, who is the salvation or Saviour of God's appointing, providing, and sending; or the salvation which he has wrought out, the Gospel declaring... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 98:4

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth ,.... That is, all the inhabitants of the earth, as the Targum, to whom the joyful sound of the Gospel comes; See Gill on Psalm 95:1 , make a loud noise, rejoice, and sing praise ; exalt and extend the voice to the highest pitch, in the most musical and melodious strains; this heap of words is used to express the intenseness of mind, vehemency of affection, and strength of spirit and exceeding greatness of joy, with which the Lord should... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 98:5

Sing unto the Lord with the harp ,.... Playing upon that at the same time: here and in the following verse is an allusion to Old Testament worship, and the manner of performing that; not that this should be done in New Testament times, only New Testament worship is expressed in Old Testament language, which is no unusual thing; hence in Gospel times, and Gospel churches, the saints, especially when singing the new song of redeeming grace, are said to have harps in their hands, expressive... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 98:6

With trumpet and sound of cornet ,.... The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions, render it with ductile trumpets , such as were made of silver, as the two trumpets for the calling of the assembly, Numbers 10:2 to which the allusion seems to be here, called "asosra" by Josephus F3 Antique. Jud. l. 3. c. 12. sect. 6. according to the Hebrew language חצוצרות ; which he says were in length a little less than a cubit, but the pipe narrow, somewhat thicker than a flute,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 98:7

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof ,.... See Gill on Psalm 96:11 , the world, and they that dwell therein ; men, the inhabitants of the world; that is, let them rejoice because this glorious King has taken to himself his great power, and reigns, Revelation 11:15 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 98:8

Let the floods clap their hands ,.... Or "rivers" F5 נהרות "fluvii", Cocceius, Gejerus, so Ainsworth. , dashing against their banks, as they pass along; a prosopopoeia, as the preceding and following, expressing great joy on account of the Messiah, the reigning King. Aben Ezra interprets this of men that are in rivers, as the sea; in the preceding verse of such that are in ships at sea; and the hills in the next clause of such that dwell on them; let the hills be joyful together ... read more

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