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Psalm 97 (98) Brenton's English Septuagint

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  • Individual translator
  • OT: Septuagint (Greek)
  • Septuagint Old Testament (no New Testament)
  • Formal (word for word)
  • 1844
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Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 98 · About the recordings

Notes on this text (3)

Psalm 97 in Brenton = Psalm 98 in WEB.

Brenton Brenton's English Septuagint
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 A Psalm of David. Sing to the Lord a new song; for the Lord has wrought wonderful works, his right hand, and his holy arm, have wrought salvation for him.
98:1 A Psalm. Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
2 The Lord has made known his salvation, he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
98:2 Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered his mercy to Jacob, and his truth to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
98:3 He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Shout to God, all the earth; sing, and exult, and sing psalms.
98:4 Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
5 Sing to the Lord with a harp, with a harp, and the voice of a psalm.
98:5 Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.
6 With trumpets of metal, and the sound of a trumpet of horn make a joyful noise to the Lord before the king.
98:6 With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn, make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh.
7 Let the sea be moved, and the fulness of it; the world, and they that dwell in it.
98:7 Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
8 The rivers shall clap their hands together; the mountains shall exult.
98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.
9 For he is come to judge the earth; he shall judge the world in righteousness, and the nations in uprightness.
98:9 Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Cross references (9)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in Brenton.

  1. 1 Exodus 15:6; Isaiah 52:10; Revelation 14:3; Psalm 96:3; Psalm 33:3
  2. 2 Isaiah 52:10; Isaiah 62:2; Psalm 22:31; Romans 1:17; Romans 3:21–26
  3. 3 Psalm 22:27; Acts 13:47; Deuteronomy 4:31; Luke 1:72; Acts 28:28
  4. 4 Isaiah 44:23; Revelation 19:6; Psalm 95:1; Psalm 100:1; Isaiah 12:6
  5. 5 Revelation 5:8; Isaiah 51:3; Psalm 33:2; Revelation 14:2–3; Psalm 92:3–4
  6. 6 Revelation 19:16; 2 Chronicles 15:14; Psalm 81:2–4; 1 Chronicles 15:28; 2 Chronicles 29:27
  7. 7 Isaiah 49:13; Psalms 96:11–97:1; Psalm 24:1; Isaiah 61:11
  8. 8 Isaiah 55:12; Psalm 89:12; Psalm 65:12–13; Psalm 93:3; Psalm 47:1
  9. 9 Psalm 96:13; Acts 17:31; Psalm 96:10; Psalm 72:2; Revelation 1:7

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

Articles and answers on this site that cite Psalm 98 (Hebrew/English numbering).

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). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 98.

How these were chosen

“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).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XCVII)

    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)

  2. Quotes verse 98:2 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter X)

    … 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, …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)