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Psalm 98 Free Bible Version

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1 A psalm. Sing the Lord a new song, for he has done wonderful things: by his powerful right hand and his strong arm he has won the victory.
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 revealed his salvation to the nations, and shown them his goodness.
2 Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
3 He has not forgotten to show his trustworthy love and faithfulness to the descendants of Israel. Our God has made his salvation clear to the ends of the earth.
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 Everyone on earth, shout in triumph to the Lord; break out in joyful songs of praise!
4 Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
5 Sing praises to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious voices;
5 Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.
6 with trumpets and the sound of the ram's horn sing in happiness before the Lord, the King.
6 With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn, make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh.
7 Let the sea and everything in it shout with praise, together with the earth and everything living in it.
7 Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
8 Let the rivers celebrate, let the hills join in the celebration
8 Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.
9 before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world justly, and the nations fairly.
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.

  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

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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).

  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)