98 1 An earnest exhortation to all creatures to praise the Lord for his power, mercy and fidelity in his promise by Christ, 10 by whom he hath communicated his salvation to all nations.

A Psalm.

Sing [a]unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvelous things: (A)his right hand, and his holy [b]arm have gotten him the victory.

The Lord declared his [c]salvation: his righteousness hath he revealed in the sight of the nations.

He hath [d]remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

All the earth, sing ye loud unto the Lord: cry out and rejoice, and sing praises.

Sing praise to the Lord upon the harp, even upon the harp with a singing voice.

With [e]shalms and sound of trumpets sing loud before the Lord the king.

Let the sea roar, and all that therein is, the world, and they that dwell therein.

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the mountains rejoice together,

Before the Lord: for he is come to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world: and the people with equity.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 98:1 That is, some song newly made in token of their wonderful deliverance by Christ.
  2. Psalm 98:1 He preserveth his Church miraculously.
  3. Psalm 98:2 For the deliverance of his Church.
  4. Psalm 98:3 God was moved by none other means to gather his Church of the Jews and Gentiles, but because he would perform his promise.
  5. Psalm 98:6 By this repetition and earnest exhortation to give praises with instruments, and also of the dumb creatures, he signifieth that the world is never able to praise God sufficiently for their deliverance.

Psalm 98

A psalm.

Sing to the Lord(A) a new song,(B)
    for he has done marvelous things;(C)
his right hand(D) and his holy arm(E)
    have worked salvation(F) for him.
The Lord has made his salvation known(G)
    and revealed his righteousness(H) to the nations.(I)
He has remembered(J) his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(K) have seen
    the salvation of our God.(L)

Shout for joy(M) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the Lord with the harp,(N)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,(O)
with trumpets(P) and the blast of the ram’s horn(Q)
    shout for joy(R) before the Lord, the King.(S)

Let the sea(T) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.(U)
Let the rivers clap their hands,(V)
    let the mountains(W) sing together for joy;
let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.(X)