Psalm 98:1 ASV

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 98:1-9

Worthy of Praise from All the Earth Psalms 98:1-9 This psalm is parallel to Psalms 96:1-13 . That dealt with the reign of God; this deals with the victory on which that reign is based, Psalms 98:1 . God could create without restraint, but before He could redeem, He had to quell the resistance of evil and to overcome the prince of this world. Hence the long conflict; but salvation was wrought by that Holy Arm which was outstretched on the Cross, and by the Right Hand which gave itself to the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 98:1-9

Another song of worship on the pattern ofPsalms 96:1-13; Psalms 96:1-13. 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. Here also the circles widen. Beginning with Israel (vv. Psa 98:1-3 ), the whole earth is included (vv. Psa 98:4-6 ); and finally all nature (vv. Psa 98:7-8 ). As the singer rejoices over the salvation of God manifested on behalf of Israel, he emphasises the fact that it has been... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 98:1

THE NEW SONG‘O sing unto the Lord a new song.’Psalms 98:1The psalm divides itself with great naturalness into three equal parts of three equal verses each. The whole is an expression of praise, and the different parts deal with the theme of praise, the mode of praise, and the spirit of praise. I. The theme ( Psalms 98:1-Leviticus :).—The psalm commences with the announcement that it is a new song, and it is obvious that it has been written to celebrate a new event in the history of Israel. A... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 98:1-9

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 vindication of Israel’ s rights (see Psalms 103:6, Isaiah 45:24). It is almost equivalent to the grace which Yahweh shows to Israel. Yahweh will, moreover, come speedily to judge the world. Psalms 98:1 . a new song: see on Psalms 96:1. Yahweh’ s arm is holy, because separate from all human... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 98:1

God by his own only power hath overcome all difficulties and enemies, and hath in spite of all set Christ upon his throne, and propagated his kingdom in the world. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 98:1-9

INTRODUCTION“This Psalm is little more than an echo of Psalms 96:0. Its subject is the last great revelation, the final victory of God, when His salvation and His righteousness, the revelation of which He has promised to the house of Israel, shall be manifested both to His own people, and to all the nations of the earth. The inscription of the Psalm in the Hebrew is only the single word Mizmor, ‘Psalm.’ Both the beginning and end of the Psalm are taken from Psalms 96:0. The rest of it is drawn... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 98:1-9

DISCOURSE: 665CHRIST’S ADVENT A GROUND OF JOYPsalms 98:1-9. 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 hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth:f make a loud... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Psalms 98:1

The New Song December 28th, 1862 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "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 . There must be new songs on new occasions of triumph. It would have been absurd for Miriam with her timbrel to conduct the music of the daughters of Israel to some old sonnet that they had learned in Egypt. Nay, an old song could not have spoken out the feelings of that generation, much... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 98:1-9

Psalms 98:1-9 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 98:1-9 :Sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, his holy arm, have gotten him the victory. The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 98:1-9

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 and his kingdom. The subject is the same as in Psalms 96:0. REFLECTIONS. There is no principle with which the church of Christ should be more impressed, than that the ancient Hebrews referred all their joys and sorrows to God, looking for ultimate hope and ultimate glory in the Messiah’s kingdom.... read more