Psalm 98

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

1
Oh sing to the Lord y a new song,
for he has done z marvelous things!
His a right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
2 The Lord has b made known his salvation;
he has c revealed his righteousness in d the sight of the nations.
3 He has e remembered his f steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All g the ends of the earth have seen
h the salvation of our God.

4 i Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
j break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the k sound of melody!
6 With l trumpets and the sound of m the horn
i make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

7 n Let the sea roar, and o all that fills it;
o the world and those who dwell in it!
8 Let the rivers p clap their hands;
let q the hills sing for joy together
9 before the Lord, for he comes
to r judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 33:3
    Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 96:3
    Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
    Psalms 72:18
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 15:6
    Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
    Luke 1:51
    He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
    Job 40:14
    Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:6
    He says: "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.
    Isaiah 52:10
    The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
    Luke 2:30 - 31
    For my eyes have seen your salvation
    Isaiah 59:16
    He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him.
    Isaiah 63:5
    I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold; so my own arm brought me salvation, and my wrath upheld me.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 62:2
    The nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give.
    Romans 3:25 - 26
    Whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 96:2 - 3
    Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
  7. Cross References
    Luke 1:54
    He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy.
    Luke 1:72
    To show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 36:5
    Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 22:27
    All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 98:2
    The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 66:1
    Shout for joy to God, all the earth.
  12. Cross References
    Isaiah 44:23
    Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.
  13. Cross References
    Isaiah 51:3
    For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord ; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
  14. Cross References
    Numbers 10:10
    On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I am the Lord your God.
    1 Chronicles 15:24
    Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.
  15. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 15:14
    They swore an oath to the Lord with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with horns.
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 98:4
    Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 96:11
    Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 24:1
    The earth is the Lord 's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.
  19. Cross References
    Psalms 24:1
    The earth is the Lord 's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.
  20. Cross References
    Isaiah 55:12
    For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
    Psalms 93:3
    The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.
  21. Cross References
    Psalms 89:12
    The north and the south, you have created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.
  22. Cross References
    Psalms 96:13
    Before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
    Psalms 58:11
    Mankind will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.
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