1 A Psalm. O make a new song to the Lord, because he has done works of wonder; with his right hand, and with his holy arm, he has overcome. 2 The Lord has given to all the knowledge of his salvation; he has made clear his righteousness in the eyes of the nations. 3 He has kept in mind his mercy and his unchanging faith to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Let all the earth send out a glad cry to the Lord; sounding with a loud voice, and praising him with songs of joy. 5 Make melody to the Lord with instruments of music; with a corded instrument and the voice of song. 6 With wind instruments and the sound of the horn, make a glad cry before the Lord, the King. 7 Let the sea be thundering, with all its waters; the world, and all who are living in it; 8 Let the streams make sounds of joy with their hands; let the mountains be glad together, 9 Before the Lord, for he has come as judge of the earth; judging the world in righteousness, and giving true decisions for the peoples.
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Psalm 98 Bible in Basic English
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (9)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 15:6; Isaiah 52:10; Revelation 14:3; Psalm 96:3; Psalm 33:3
- 2 Isaiah 52:10; Isaiah 62:2; Psalm 22:31; Romans 1:17; Romans 3:21–26
- 3 Psalm 22:27; Acts 13:47; Deuteronomy 4:31; Luke 1:72; Acts 28:28
- 4 Isaiah 44:23; Revelation 19:6; Psalm 95:1; Psalm 100:1; Isaiah 12:6
- 5 Revelation 5:8; Isaiah 51:3; Psalm 33:2; Revelation 14:2–3; Psalm 92:3–4
- 6 Revelation 19:16; 2 Chronicles 15:14; Psalm 81:2–4; 1 Chronicles 15:28; 2 Chronicles 29:27
- 7 Isaiah 49:13; Psalms 96:11–97:1; Psalm 24:1; Isaiah 61:11
- 8 Isaiah 55:12; Psalm 89:12; Psalm 65:12–13; Psalm 93:3; Psalm 47:1
- 9 Psalm 96:13; Acts 17:31; Psalm 96:10; Psalm 72:2; Revelation 1:7
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
This Psalm is entitled, "A Psalm of David's, when his land was restored." Let us refer the whole to Christ, if we wish to keep the road of a right understanding: let us not depart from the corner stone, lest our understanding suffer a fall: in Him let that become fixed, which wavered with unstable motion; let that rest upon …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… indeed, as follows: "I have waited for Thy salvation, O Lord." And then again, Saviour: "Behold my God, my Saviour, I will put my trust in Him." But as bringing salvation, thus: "God hath made known His salvation (salutare) in the sight of the heathen." For He is indeed Saviour, as being the Son and Word of God; but salutary, …