Psalm 98 - A New Song for God's Salvation

Harps, trumpets, and roaring seas join this celebration of God's victory.

Psalms 98: Sing a New Song of Victory

Psalm 98 opens with a victory shout, 'his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory,' extending the kingship theme of Psalms 97 into full celebration with harps and trumpets.


A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.

He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!

Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp.

With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.

Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy

before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

That image of God's mighty right hand recalls the song of triumph in <a href="/bible/bsb/exodus/chapter-15/6">Exodus 15:6</a> after the crossing of the sea. The chapter's call for floods to 'clap their hands' carries the celebration forward into <a href="/bible/bsb/psalms/chapter-99">Psalms 99</a>.