Psalms 98:1

The Lord reigns; —let the people rage; it is he that sits upon the cherubs, let the earth be moved. 1

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2The Lord is great in Sion, and is high over all the people. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 15:6Your right hand, O God, has been glorified in strength; your right hand, O God, has broken the enemies.

Job 40:9Then will I confess that your right hand can save you.

Psalms 33:3Magnify you⌃ the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 1

Psalms 72:18Surely you have appointed judgments to them because of their crafty dealings: you have cast them down when they were lifted up. 1

Psalms 96:1The Lord reigns, let the earth exult, let many islands rejoice. 1

Matthew Henry on Psalms 98:1

This psalm is to the same purport with the two foregoing psalms ; it is a prophecy of the kingdom of the Messiah, the settling of it up in the world, and the bringing of the Gentiles into it. The Chaldee entitles it a prophetic psalm. It sets forth, I. The glory of the Redeemer, ver. 1-3 . II. The joy of the redeemed, ver. 4-9 . If we in a right manner give to Christ this glory, and upon right grounds take to ourselves this joy, in singing this psalm, we sing it with understanding. If those who saw Christ's… Read the whole commentary →

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