Psalms 98
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A New Song for Yahweh's Victory
1A psalm. Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done wondrous things; his right hand and his holy arm have won victory for him.
2Yahweh has made known his salvation; in the sight of the nations he has revealed his righteousness.
3He has remembered his loyal love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Let All the Earth Shout for Joy
4Shout for joy to Yahweh, all the earth; break forth, sing for joy, and make music!
5Make music to Yahweh with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of song.
6With trumpets and the sound of the ram’s horn, shout for joy before the King, Yahweh.
7Let the sea roar and all that fills it, the world and those who dwell in it.
8Let the rivers clap their hands; together let the mountains sing for joy
9before Yahweh, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
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Cross-references in this chapter
Where this passage connects across Scripture — each link typed and reasoned, part of the AIT Bible Nexus Chart.
A New Song for Yahweh's Victory
- parallel Psalms 96:1 — Both psalms open with the identical call to 'sing to Yahweh a new song' celebrating his kingship and coming judgment.
- allusion Isaiah 42:10 — Shared distinctive summons to sing a 'new song' to Yahweh in response to his salvation reaching the earth.
- allusion Isaiah 52:10 — Both use the image of Yahweh baring his 'holy arm' to bring salvation seen by all the ends of the earth.
- allusion Luke 1:54 — Mary's Magnificat echoes God remembering his loyal love and faithfulness to Israel as promised.
- echoed in Psalms 149:1 — The call to 'Sing to Yahweh a new song' is a recurring liturgical formula shared here.
- echoed in Revelation 14:1 — Singing a 'new song' before God is a recurring psalm motif applied to the redeemed.
Let All the Earth Shout for Joy
- parallel Psalms 96:11 — Both psalms call the sea and all it contains to roar in praise before Yahweh who comes to judge.
- parallel Psalms 96:13 — Near-identical closing declaration that Yahweh comes to judge the earth/world with righteousness.
- parallel Psalms 9:1 — Same phrasing of God judging the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- parallel Psalms 96:7 — Nearly identical closing about Yahweh coming to judge the earth and world in righteousness.
- echoed in Psalms 100:1 — Both call the whole earth to shout for joy to Yahweh.
- thematic Psalms 47:1 — Both celebrate Yahweh as the great King acclaimed with joyful shouting and horn/trumpet.