
Text -- Psalms 98:2-9 (NET)




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Wesley: Psa 98:2 - -- The redemption of the world by the Messiah: which was hitherto reserved was a secret among the Jews, yea was not throughly known by the most of the Je...
The redemption of the world by the Messiah: which was hitherto reserved was a secret among the Jews, yea was not throughly known by the most of the Jews themselves.

His faithfulness in accomplishing this great promise.
JFB: Psa 98:2 - -- The result of His righteousness (Psa 7:17; Psa 31:1), and both are publicly displayed.

JFB: Psa 98:3 - -- The union of mercy and truth (Psa 57:3; Psa 85:10) secure the blessings of the promise (Gen 12:3; Gen 18:18) to all the world (Isa 52:10).


JFB: Psa 98:4-6 - -- Hail Him as your sovereign; and while, with every aid to demonstrate zeal and joy, intelligent creatures are invited to praise, as in Psa 96:11-13, in...
Hail Him as your sovereign; and while, with every aid to demonstrate zeal and joy, intelligent creatures are invited to praise, as in Psa 96:11-13, inanimate nature is also summoned to honor Him who triumphs and rules in righteousness and equity.
Clarke: Psa 98:2 - -- Made known his salvation - He has delivered his people in such a way as to show that it was supernatural, and that their confidence in the unseen Go...
Made known his salvation - He has delivered his people in such a way as to show that it was supernatural, and that their confidence in the unseen God was not in vain.

He hath remembered his mercy - His gracious promises to their forefathers

Clarke: Psa 98:3 - -- And his truth - Faithfully accomplishing what he had promised. All this was fulfilled under the Gospel.
And his truth - Faithfully accomplishing what he had promised. All this was fulfilled under the Gospel.

Clarke: Psa 98:5 - -- With - the voice of a Psalm - I think זמרה zimrah , which we translate Psalm, means either a musical instrument, or a species of ode modulated ...
With - the voice of a Psalm - I think

Clarke: Psa 98:6 - -- With trumpets - חצצרות chatsotseroth . Some kind of tubular instruments, of the form and management of which we know nothing
With trumpets -

Clarke: Psa 98:6 - -- And sound of cornet - שופר shophar , the word commonly used for what we call trumpet.
And sound of cornet -

Clarke: Psa 98:7 - -- Let the sea roar - These are either fine poetic images; or, if we take them as referring to the promulgation of the Gospel, by the sea all maritime ...
Let the sea roar - These are either fine poetic images; or, if we take them as referring to the promulgation of the Gospel, by the sea all maritime countries and commercial nations may be intended.

Clarke: Psa 98:8 - -- Let the floods clap their hands - נהרות neharoth , properly the rivers - possibly meaning immense continents, where only large rivers are foun...
Let the floods clap their hands -

Clarke: Psa 98:8 - -- Let the hills be joyful - All the inhabitants of rocky and mountainous countries.
Let the hills be joyful - All the inhabitants of rocky and mountainous countries.

Clarke: Psa 98:9 - -- For he cometh to judge the earth - He comes to make known his salvation, and show his merciful designs to all the children of men
For he cometh to judge the earth - He comes to make known his salvation, and show his merciful designs to all the children of men

Clarke: Psa 98:9 - -- With righteousness shall he judge the world - His word shall not be confined; all shall know him, from the least to the greatest: he shall show that...
With righteousness shall he judge the world - His word shall not be confined; all shall know him, from the least to the greatest: he shall show that he is loving to every man, and hateth nothing that he hath made. See the notes on Psa 96:1-13 (note). There is a very great similarity between this Psalm and the Song or Magnificat of the Blessed Virgin. I shall note some of the parallels, chiefly from Bishop Nicholson
This Psalm is an evident prophecy of Christ’ s coming to save the world; and what is here foretold by David is, in the Blessed Virgin’ s song, chanted forth as being accomplished. David is the Voice, and Mary is the Echo
1. David "O sing unto the Lord a new song."(The Voice)
Mary "My soul doth magnify the Lord."(The Echo)
2. David "He hath done marvellous things."(The Voice)
Mary "He that is mighty hath done great things."(The Echo)
3. David "With his own right hand and holy arm hath he gotten himself the victory."(The Voice)
Mary "He hath showed strength with his arm and scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts."(The Echo)
4. David "The Lord hath made known his salvation; his righteousness hath he openly showed,"etc. (The Voice)
Mary "His mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation."(The Echo)
5. David "He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel."(The Voice)
Mary "He hath holpen his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercy."(The Echo)
These parallels are very striking; and it seems as if Mary had this Psalm in her eye when she composed her song of triumph. And this is a farther argument that the whole Psalm, whether it record the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, or the Jews from the Babylonish captivity, is yet to be ultimately understood of the redemption of the world by Jesus Christ, and the proclamation of his Gospel through all the nations of the earth: and taken in this view, no language can be too strong, nor poetic imagery too high, to point out the unsearchable riches of Christ
Calvin: Psa 98:3 - -- 3.He hath remembered his goodness Having spoken of the general manifestation of his salvation, he now celebrates his goodness more particularly to hi...
3.He hath remembered his goodness Having spoken of the general manifestation of his salvation, he now celebrates his goodness more particularly to his own chosen people. God exhibited himself as a Father to Gentiles as well as Jews; but to the Jews first, who were, so to speak, the first-born. 109 The glory of the Gentiles lay in their being adopted and in-grafted into the holy family of Abraham, and the salvation of the whole world sprung from the promise made to Abraham, as Christ said, “Salvation is of the Jews,” (Joh 4:22) The Psalmist therefore very properly observes, that God in redeeming the world remembered his truth, which he had given to Israel his people — language, too, which implies that he was influenced by no other motive than that of faithfully performing what he had himself promised. 110 The more clearly to show that the promise was not grounded at all on the merit or righteousness of man, he mentions the goodness of God first, and afterwards his faithfulness, which stood connected with it. The cause, in short, was not to be found out of God himself, (to use a common expression,) but in his mere good pleasure, which had been testified long before to Abraham and his posterity. The word remembered is used in accommodation to man’s apprehension; for what has been long suspended seems to have been forgotten. Upwards of two thousand years elapsed from the time of giving the promise to the appearance of Christ, and as the people of God were subjected to many afflictions and calamities, we need not wonder that they should have sighed, and given way to ominous fears regarding the fulfillment of this redemption. When it is added, all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of God, this is not merely commendatory of the greatness of the salvation, meaning that it should be so illustrious that the report of it would reach the ends of the earth; but it signifies that the nations formerly immersed in delusions and superstitions would participate in it.

Calvin: Psa 98:4 - -- 4.Exult before Jehovah all the earth Here he repeats the exhortation with which he had begun, and by addressing it to the nations at large, he indica...
4.Exult before Jehovah all the earth Here he repeats the exhortation with which he had begun, and by addressing it to the nations at large, he indicates that when God should break down the middle wall of partition all would be gathered to the common faith, and one Church formed throughout the whole world. When he speaks of musical instruments the allusion is evidently to the practice of the Church at that time, without any intention of binding down the Gentiles to the observance of the ceremonies of the law. The repetition made use of is emphatical, and implies that the most ardent attempts men might make to celebrate the great work of the world’s redemption would fall short of the riches of the grace of God. This is brought out still more forcibly in what follows, where feeling is ascribed to things inanimate. The whole passage has been elsewhere expounded, and it is unnecessary to insist further upon it.
TSK: Psa 98:2 - -- made : Isa 45:21-23, Isa 49:6, Isa 52:10; Mat 28:19; Mar 16:15; Luk 2:30-32, Luk 3:6; Rom 10:18; Tit 2:13
righteousness : Psa 22:31, Psa 24:5; Isa 45:...
made : Isa 45:21-23, Isa 49:6, Isa 52:10; Mat 28:19; Mar 16:15; Luk 2:30-32, Luk 3:6; Rom 10:18; Tit 2:13
righteousness : Psa 22:31, Psa 24:5; Isa 45:24, Isa 45:25, Isa 46:13, Isa 62:2; Jer 23:6; Joh 16:8-10; Rom 3:21-26, Rom 9:30, Rom 10:3, Rom 10:4; 2Co 5:21; Phi 3:9; 2Pe 1:1
openly showed : or, revealed, Rom 1:17

TSK: Psa 98:3 - -- remembered : Psa 106:45; Lev 26:42; Deu 4:31; Mic 7:20; Luk 1:54, Luk 1:55, Luk 1:72; Rom 15:8, Rom 15:9
all the ends : Psa 98:2, Psa 22:27, Psa 67:7;...

TSK: Psa 98:4 - -- Psa 47:1-5, Psa 66:1, Psa 66:4, Psa 67:4, Psa 95:1, Psa 100:1; Isa 12:6, Isa 42:11, Isa 44:23; Jer 33:11; Zep 3:14; Mat 21:9; Rev 19:1, Rev 19:6

TSK: Psa 98:5 - -- Psa 33:2, Psa 92:3, Psa 92:4; 1Ch 15:16, 1Ch 25:1-6; 2Ch 29:25; Rev 5:8, Rev 14:2, Rev 14:3

TSK: Psa 98:6 - -- trumpets : Psa 47:5, Psa 81:2-4; Num 10:1-10; 1Ch 15:28; 2Ch 5:12, 2Ch 5:13, 2Ch 29:27
the king : Psa 47:6, Psa 47:7; Mat 25:34; Rev 19:16



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Barnes: Psa 98:2 - -- The Lord hath made known his salvation - See the notes at Isa 52:10. This does not mean that he had merely "proclaimed"his salvation, or his wi...
The Lord hath made known his salvation - See the notes at Isa 52:10. This does not mean that he had merely "proclaimed"his salvation, or his willingness to save, but that he had shown his salvation - his power to save - by some public act. What the particular act referred to here was, it is impossible now to ascertain. Such acts, however, have been often performed, as when he delivered his people out of Egypt; when he restored the Hebrews from the Babylonian captivity; and whenever he interposed in their behalf in times of danger. He has done it also in the gift of a Saviour; he does it in every revival of true religion; he does it in the salvation of a single sinner.
His righteousness - His righteous character; his faithfulness to his people. Whenever he interposes, it is in behalf of that which is right; and such interposition, therefore, is an illustration of his character as just. It is in this way we learn that his character is that of a just God.
Hath he openly showed - Margin, as in Hebrew, "revealed."He has disclosed it, or made it manifest.
In the sight of the heathen - The nations; or, so that the nations could see it: that is, the nations outside of Pa estine. His acts were so public - so remarkable - that surrounding nations could learn what was his true character. Thus it was when he delivered his people from Egyptian bondage; and thus also frequently in the history of his people.

Barnes: Psa 98:3 - -- He hath remembered his mercy - Compare the notes at Luk 1:54-55 (note), Luk 1:72 (note), where this passage in the Psalms was not improbably re...
He hath remembered his mercy - Compare the notes at Luk 1:54-55 (note), Luk 1:72 (note), where this passage in the Psalms was not improbably referred to by Mary and Zacharias. The idea is, that God had called to mind his promise of mercy to his people; that he had not suffered it to pass out of his recollection; that he had kept his word.
And his truth - He has kept his promise; he has shown that he is a God of truth.
Toward the house of Israel - Toward his people.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God - This appears to have been quoted from Isa 52:10. See the notes at that passage. The resemblance in the language is so strong as to make it probable that the psalm was composed after the times of Isaiah, and not improbably to be used (as remarked above) in the dedication of the temple after the captivity. The whole psalm would be appropriate to celebrate that deliverance; while, at the same time, like the language in Isaiah, it would be adapted to celebrate a higher deliverance - under the Messiah - of which that was an emblem.

Barnes: Psa 98:4 - -- Make a joyful noise unto the Lord - By singing; by instruments of music. See the notes at Psa 95:1. All the earth - All lands. The event ...
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord - By singing; by instruments of music. See the notes at Psa 95:1.
All the earth - All lands. The event is of sufficient importance to be celebrated by all nations. It is a matter of universal exultation and joy.
Make a loud noise - The word used here -
Rejoice and sing praise - This very combination of the words, "Break forth into joy, sing together"- the same words in Hebrew as here - occurs in Isa 52:9, showing, as above remarked, that the psalm was composed after the times of Isaiah, and probably had reference to the same event.

Barnes: Psa 98:5 - -- Sing unto the Lord with the harp - A song or psalm accompanied by the harp. On the harp. See the notes at Isa 5:12. And the voice of a psa...
Sing unto the Lord with the harp - A song or psalm accompanied by the harp. On the harp. See the notes at Isa 5:12.
And the voice of a psalm - The voice in singing; a musical voice. Let it not be mere instrumental music, but let that be accompanied with the voice uttering intelligible sounds or words. The only proper use of instrumental music in the worship of God is to deepen the impression which the words are adapted to make; to secure a better influence of truth on the heart.

Barnes: Psa 98:6 - -- With trumpets - The word used here is uniformly rendered "trumpets"in the Scriptures. Num 10:2, Num 10:8-10; Num 31:6; et al. The trumpet was m...
With trumpets - The word used here is uniformly rendered "trumpets"in the Scriptures. Num 10:2, Num 10:8-10; Num 31:6; et al. The trumpet was mainly employed for convening a public assembly for worship, or for assembling the hosts for battle. The original word -
And sound of cornet ... - The word here translated "cornet"is also usually rendered "trumpet,"Exo 19:16, Exo 19:19; Exo 20:18; Lev 25:9; Jos 6:4-6, Jos 6:8-9, Jos 6:13, Jos 6:16, Jos 6:20; et saepe. It is rendered "cornet"in 1Ch 15:28; 2Ch 15:14; Hos 5:8. In the Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate it is here rendered "horn"- the meaning of "cornet."The name -

Barnes: Psa 98:7 - -- Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof - See the notes at Psa 96:11. The world, and they that dwell therein - The habitable world - th...
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof - See the notes at Psa 96:11.
The world, and they that dwell therein - The habitable world - the land - in contradistinction from the sea. Let there be universal praise on the water and the land.

Barnes: Psa 98:8 - -- Let the floods clap their hands - The rivers. Let them join in the universal praise. As if conscious of their beauty, their grandeur, their use...
Let the floods clap their hands - The rivers. Let them join in the universal praise. As if conscious of their beauty, their grandeur, their usefulness; as if sensible that all this was conferred by God; as if rejoicing in the goodness of God manifested to them, and through them, let them unite in the universal praise. Compare the notes at Isa 55:12.
Let the hills be joyful together - The mountains - in view of the goodness of God toward them - crowning them with beauty - clothing them with sublimity and grandeur - let them also rejoice in God as "their"God. Let all nature thus join in praise.

Barnes: Psa 98:9 - -- Before the Lord, for he cometh to judge the earth ... - This verse is essentially the same as Psa 96:13. See the notes at that verse. The psalm...
Before the Lord, for he cometh to judge the earth ... - This verse is essentially the same as Psa 96:13. See the notes at that verse. The psalm calls for universal praise. The very "reading"of the psalm - so joyous - so jubilant - so animated - so exulting - is suited to awaken the mind to praise; to rouse it to thankfulness; to fill it with joy. One cannot read the psalm without being a happier man; without being lifted above the world; without lofty views of God; without a feeling that he is worthy of this universal praise; without recognizing that we are in a world where the mind should be joyful; that we are under the dominion of a God whose reign should fill the mind with gladness.
Poole: Psa 98:2 - -- His salvation the redemption or salvation of the world by the Messias; which was hitherto reserved as a secret among the Jews, yea, was not thoroughl...
His salvation the redemption or salvation of the world by the Messias; which was hitherto reserved as a secret among the Jews, yea, was not thoroughly known and believed by the most of the Jews themselves.
His righteousness either his faithfulness in accomplishing this great promise of sending the Messias; or his goodness and mercy, oft called by this Hebrew word; or the righteousness of God or of Christ revealed in the gospel.

Poole: Psa 98:3 - -- He hath now actually given that mercy which he had promised to the Israelites.
All the ends of the earth all the inhabitants of the earth, from on...
He hath now actually given that mercy which he had promised to the Israelites.
All the ends of the earth all the inhabitants of the earth, from one end to another.
Have seen i.e. enjoyed it, as this word is oft used, as hath been proved again and again.

Poole: Psa 98:4 - -- Because you all do now partake of the same privileges with the Jews, join with them in worshipping and praising of God.
Because you all do now partake of the same privileges with the Jews, join with them in worshipping and praising of God.

Poole: Psa 98:5 - -- The worship of the New Testament is here described in phrases taken from the rites of the old, as Psa 92:3 , and oft elsewhere.
The worship of the New Testament is here described in phrases taken from the rites of the old, as Psa 92:3 , and oft elsewhere.

Poole: Psa 98:7 - -- The fulness thereof all those creatures wherewith it is replenished, which by a poetical strain are invited to praise God. See Poole "Psa 96:11" , ...
Haydock: Psa 98:4 - -- Loveth judgment. Requireth discretion. (Calmet) ---
Hebrew, "the king's strength loveth judgment." He does nothing unjustly, as the enemy is forc...
Loveth judgment. Requireth discretion. (Calmet) ---
Hebrew, "the king's strength loveth judgment." He does nothing unjustly, as the enemy is forced to confess. (Calmet) ---
This is the highest glory of a king. (Theodoret) ---
God requires that we should honour him, by correcting our fault. (St. Augustine) ---
Directions. Most right and just laws to direct men. (Challoner) ---
Jacob. There God principally instructed mankind, and punished the perverse. Other nations he seemed to have left to themselves. (Haydock)

Haydock: Psa 98:5 - -- Adore his foot-stool. The ark of the covenant was called, in the Old Testament, God's foot-stool: over which he was understood to sit, on his prop...
Adore his foot-stool. The ark of the covenant was called, in the Old Testament, God's foot-stool: over which he was understood to sit, on his propitiatory, or mercy-seat, as on a throne, between the wings of the Cherubim, in the sanctuary: to which the children of Israel paid a great veneration. But as this psalm evidently relates to Christ, and the New Testament, where the ark has no place, the holy Fathers understand this text of the worship paid by the Church to the body and blood of Christ in the sacred mysteries: in as much as the humanity of Christ is, as it were, the foot-stool of the divinity. So St. Ambrose, l. 3. de Spiritu Sancto, c. 12., and St. Augustine upon this psalm. (Challoner) ---
The last mentioned holy Doctor inculcates the obligation of adoring Jesus Christ in the blessed Eucharist, and refutes the Capharnaites, &c., John vi. (Worthington) ---
The Jews adored God, shewing a relative honour, by prostrating themselves before the ark, in the same manner as Catholics do before holy images. (Berthier) ---
It is. Septuagint and some psalters, "he is holy." (Calmet) ---
Hebrew is ambiguous. (Berthier) ---
"I discover how I may adore the foot-stool,...without impiety. Christ took flesh of Mary,...and give it us to eat for our salvation. But none eats that flesh, till he have first adored it." (St. Augustine)

Haydock: Psa 98:6 - -- Moses and Aaron among his priests. By this it is evident, that Moses also was a priest, and indeed the chief priest, in as much as he consecrated Aa...
Moses and Aaron among his priests. By this it is evident, that Moses also was a priest, and indeed the chief priest, in as much as he consecrated Aaron, and offered sacrifice for him, Leviticus viii. So that his pre-eminence over Aaron makes nothing for lay church headship. (Challoner) (Worthington) ---
Samuel is only mentioned as a Levite. See 1 Kings xxv. 1. (Calmet)

Haydock: Psa 98:7 - -- Cloud. As he did to Samuel in the night. (Berthier) ---
Them. By their example, the psalmist insinuates, that priests in the new law shall pray ...
Cloud. As he did to Samuel in the night. (Berthier) ---
Them. By their example, the psalmist insinuates, that priests in the new law shall pray for the people. (Worthington)

Haydock: Psa 98:9 - -- Mountain. On Sion, or in the Catholic Church. (Berthier) ---
"Those who do not adore on this mountain, are not heard unto eternal life." (St. Aug...
Mountain. On Sion, or in the Catholic Church. (Berthier) ---
"Those who do not adore on this mountain, are not heard unto eternal life." (St. Augustine)
Gill: Psa 98:2 - -- The Lord hath made known his salvation,.... Which was appointed him, he undertook, came to perform, and has effected; this, though wrought out, is unk...
The Lord hath made known his salvation,.... Which was appointed him, he undertook, came to perform, and has effected; this, though wrought out, is unknown to men, especially to the Gentile world, who had no prophecy, promise, or revelation of the Messiah, and salvation by him; but now this is made known in the everlasting Gospel, called therefore the Gospel of salvation, and by the ministers of it; and, besides this, the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ, and his salvation, is given to some; whereby they come to know their need of it, the suitableness of it to their case, the necessity of going to Christ for it, and their special and particular interest in it; and such have a new song put into their mouths, and are under great obligation to sing it:
his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the Heathen; either the faithfulness of God in fulfilling his promises, particularly in raising up the Saviour Jesus; or the goodness of God to his people, and the strictness of his justice on their surety; goodness towards them, and severity on him, when he spared them and not him, turned his hand of grace and mercy on them, when he awoke the sword of justice against him; or rather his own righteousness, by which he fulfilled the law in the room and stead of his people; and which being brought in is revealed in the gospel, from faith to faith; and that "openly", not in dark shadows, types, and figures; but it is to be seen with open face in the clear glass of the Gospel; and is held up and forth in the ministration of it unto the Gentiles, whom God justifies through faith in it, as well as the believing Jews; see Rom 3:30.

Gill: Psa 98:3 - -- He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel,.... His mercy promised them, in raising up a Saviour to them, one that should b...
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel,.... His mercy promised them, in raising up a Saviour to them, one that should be the glory of them; and his truth, in fulfilling that and every other promise concerning him; see Luk 1:72,
all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God; either Christ himself, who is the salvation or Saviour of God's appointing, providing, and sending; or the salvation which he has wrought out, the Gospel declaring it; which has been sent throughout the world; and many in all parts of it, even in the most distant parts of it, in the very ends of it, have been made to see the nature, want, worth, and value of it; not every individual person in the world, but some in the several parts, and in the remote corners of it, whither the Gospel has been or will be sent; see Isa 52:10.

Gill: Psa 98:4 - -- Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth,.... That is, all the inhabitants of the earth, as the Targum, to whom the joyful sound of the Gospel...
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth,.... That is, all the inhabitants of the earth, as the Targum, to whom the joyful sound of the Gospel comes; See Gill on Psa 95:1,
make a loud noise, rejoice, and sing praise; exalt and extend the voice to the highest pitch, in the most musical and melodious strains; this heap of words is used to express the intenseness of mind, vehemency of affection, and strength of spirit and exceeding greatness of joy, with which the Lord should be praised for his great and marvellous works.

Gill: Psa 98:5 - -- Sing unto the Lord with the harp,.... Playing upon that at the same time: here and in the following verse is an allusion to Old Testament worship, and...
Sing unto the Lord with the harp,.... Playing upon that at the same time: here and in the following verse is an allusion to Old Testament worship, and the manner of performing that; not that this should be done in New Testament times, only New Testament worship is expressed in Old Testament language, which is no unusual thing; hence in Gospel times, and Gospel churches, the saints, especially when singing the new song of redeeming grace, are said to have harps in their hands, expressive only of their spiritual melody in their hearts, Rev 5:8,
with the harp, and the voice of the psalm; with the harp alone first, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi interpret it, and then with the harp, and together with the words of a psalm, sung in a psalm tune. Gospel churches are to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, Eph 5:19.

Gill: Psa 98:6 - -- With trumpet and sound of cornet,.... The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions, render it
with ductile trumpets, such as were made of s...
With trumpet and sound of cornet,.... The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions, render it
with ductile trumpets, such as were made of silver, as the two trumpets for the calling of the assembly, Num 10:2 to which the allusion seems to be here, called "asosra" by Josephus c according to the Hebrew language
make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King; or rather "before the King, the Lord" d; before the King, who is Jehovah, who is the King of kings, and Lord of lords; let this shout be made before him, in his presence, and on account of his kingly office, and because of some eminent appearance of his kingdom and glory; see Rev 19:6.

Gill: Psa 98:7 - -- Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof,.... See Gill on Psa 96:11,
the world, and they that dwell therein; men, the inhabitants of the world; th...

Gill: Psa 98:8 - -- Let the floods clap their hands,.... Or "rivers" e, dashing against their banks, as they pass along; a prosopopoeia, as the preceding and following, e...
Let the floods clap their hands,.... Or "rivers" e, dashing against their banks, as they pass along; a prosopopoeia, as the preceding and following, expressing great joy on account of the Messiah, the reigning King. Aben Ezra interprets this of men that are in rivers, as the sea; in the preceding verse of such that are in ships at sea; and the hills in the next clause of such that dwell on them;
let the hills be joyful together; see Isa 55:12.

Gill: Psa 98:9 - -- Before the Lord, for he cometh to judge the earth,.... See Gill on Psa 96:13,
with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equi...
Before the Lord, for he cometh to judge the earth,.... See Gill on Psa 96:13,
with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity; both at his first and second coming, and during the intermediate time; see the note as before. The only difference is, that in Psa 96:13, it is said that he shall judge the people "with his truth", here "with equity", or "uprightnesses" f; in the most upright manner, according to the strictest rules of justice and judgment; see Isa 11:3.

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NET Notes: Psa 98:3 Heb “the deliverance of our God,” with “God” being a subjective genitive (= God delivers).

NET Notes: Psa 98:9 The verbal forms in v. 9 probably describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, though they may depict in dramatic fashion the outworking of ...
Geneva Bible: Psa 98:2 The LORD hath made known his ( c ) salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
( c ) For the deliverance of his C...

Geneva Bible: Psa 98:3 He hath ( d ) remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
( d ) God ...

Geneva Bible: Psa 98:6 With ( e ) trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
( e ) By this repetition and earnest exhortation to give prais...

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TSK Synopsis -> Psa 98:1-9
TSK Synopsis: Psa 98:1-9 - --1 The psalmist exhorts the Jews,4 the Gentiles,7 and all the creatures, to praise God.
MHCC -> Psa 98:1-3; Psa 98:4-9
MHCC: Psa 98:1-3 - --A song of praise for redeeming love is a new song, a mystery hidden from ages and generations. Converts sing a new song, very different from what they...

MHCC: Psa 98:4-9 - --Let all the children of men rejoice in the setting up the kingdom of Christ, for all may benefit by it. The different orders of rational creatures in ...
Matthew Henry -> Psa 98:1-3; Psa 98:4-9
Matthew Henry: Psa 98:1-3 - -- We are here called upon again to sing unto the Lord a new song, as before, Psa 96:1. "Sing a most excellent song, the best song you have."Let the ...

Matthew Henry: Psa 98:4-9 - -- The setting up of the kingdom of Christ is here represented as a matter of joy and praise. I. Let all the children of men rejoice in it, for they al...
Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 98:1-3 - --
Psa 98:1 we have already read in Psa 96:1. What follows in Psa 98:1 is taken from Isa 52:10; Isa 63:5, cf. Psa 98:7, Psa 59:16, cf. Psa 40:10. Th...

Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 98:4-6 - --
The call in Psa 98:4 demands some joyful manifestation of the mouth, which can be done in many ways; in Psa 98:5 the union of song and the music of ...

Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 98:7-9 - --
Here, too, it is all an echo of the earlier language of Psalms and prophets: Psa 98:7 = Psa 96:11; Psa 98:7 like Psa 24:1; Psa 98:8 after Isa 55:1...
Constable: Psa 90:1--106:48 - --IV. Book 4: chs. 90--106
Moses composed one of the psalms in this section of the Psalter (Ps. 90). David wrote t...

Constable: Psa 98:1-9 - --Psalm 98
This is another psalm that calls the earth to praise God in view of His coming reign.
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Constable: Psa 98:1-3 - --1. God's past revelation of His salvation 98:1-3
Verse 1 anticipates a future victory for which ...

Constable: Psa 98:4-9 - --2. God's future judgment of the world 98:4-9
98:4-8 In view of the Lord's coming to judge the earth (v. 9) everyone and everything should praise Him e...
