Psalms 98:1

Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvellous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

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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 has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:6Your right hand, LORD, is glorious in power. Your right hand, LORD, dashes the enemy in pieces.

Job 40:9Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

Psalms 33:3Sing to him a new song. Play skilfully with a shout of joy!

Psalms 72:18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvellous deeds.

Psalms 86:10For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.

Psalms 96:1Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth.

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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