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 for David himself. The Lord hath reigned, let the people be angry: he that sitteth on the cherubims: let the earth be moved.

The Lord is great in Sion, and high above all people.

Let them give praise to thy great name: for it is terrible and holy:

And the king's honour loveth judgment. Thou hast prepared directions: thou hast done judgment and justice in Jacob.

Exalt ye the Lord our God, and adore his footstool, for it is holy.

Moses and Aaron among his priests: and Samuel among them that call upon his name. They called upon the Lord, and he heard them:

He spoke to them in the pillar of the cloud. They kept his testimonies, and the commandment which he gave them.

Thou didst hear them, O Lord our God: thou wast a merciful God to them, and taking vengeance on all their inventions.

Exalt ye the Lord our God, and adore at his holy mountain: for the Lord our God is holy.

That image of God's mighty right hand recalls the song of triumph in <a href="/bible/drc/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/drc/psalms/chapter-99">Psalms 99</a>.