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Psalm chapter 98

English Standard Version

1Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. 2The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. 3He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! 5Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! 6With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord! 7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! 8Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together 9before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
New International Version

1A psalm. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. 2The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; 5make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing,
6with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn— shout for joy before the Lord, the King. 7Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. 8Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; 9let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
New American Standard Bible

1Sing a new song to the Lord, For He has done wonderful things, His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him. 2The Lord has made His salvation known; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations. 3He has remembered His graciousness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Be cheerful and sing for joy and sing praises. 5Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, With the lyre and the sound of melody. 6With trumpets and the sound of the horn Shout joyfully before the King, the Lord. 7May the sea roar and all it contains, The world and those who dwell in it. 8May the rivers clap their hands, May the mountains sing together for joy 9Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with fairness.
Christian Standard Bible

1A psalm. Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has performed wonders; his right hand and holy arm have won him victory. 2The Lord has made his victory known; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
3He has remembered his love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen our God’s victory. 4Let the whole earth shout to the Lord; be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing. 5Sing to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.
6With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout triumphantly in the presence of the Lord, our King. 7Let the sea and all that fills it, the world and those who live in it, resound. 8Let the rivers clap their hands; let the mountains shout together for joy 9before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world righteously and the peoples fairly.
New Living Translation

1Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has done wonderful deeds. His right hand has won a mighty victory; his holy arm has shown his saving power! 2The Lord has announced his victory and has revealed his righteousness to every nation! 3He has remembered his promise to love and be faithful to Israel. The ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
4Shout to the Lord, all the earth; break out in praise and sing for joy! 5Sing your praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious song, 6with trumpets and the sound of the ram’s horn. Make a joyful symphony before the Lord, the King!
7Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the earth and all living things join in. 8Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy 9before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness.
King James Version

1A Psalm. O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
2The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
3He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
6With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
7Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
8Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
9Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
New King James Version

1{A Psalm.} Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory. 2 The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations. 3He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. 5Sing to the Lord with the harp, With the harp and the sound of a psalm, 6With trumpets and the sound of a horn; Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King. 7Let the sea roar, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell in it; 8Let the rivers clap their hands; Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord, 9 For He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity.

What does Psalm chapter 98 mean?

Psalms 15, 24, 27, 93, 95—97, and 99 are "enthronement" psalms. Psalm 98 is also in this category of songs rejoicing over God's rule over the world. Many look ahead to the future when the Lord will reign directly over the earth in person (Revelation 20:4). This song may refer to a particular event, such as a victory in battle. Another possibility is that it celebrates the return of Jewish people from Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:1).

The psalmist credits God with accomplishing salvation, in a way which the entire world can witness. This is done by God's power alone. The "right hand" is a common ancient reference to someone's primary power. In this case, the Lord uses His might to bring about His desired results. This demonstrates His loyal love for the people of Israel (Psalm 98:1–3).

In response to these amazing acts, the entire world is called to worship. That includes all forms of instruments. The psalmist uses the common phrase "joyful noise" to refer to loud, enthusiastic praise. The intense motivation behind this is shown in using the phrase "break forth;" the desire to honor God ought to overflow and burst out of a thankful heart (Psalm 98:4–6).

As humanity praises, the natural world echoes that worship. People should be glad to know that the Lord reigns, as is all His creation. Part of this symbolic natural noise is awareness that God is coming to earth for judgment. This looks ahead to the end times: when the Lord will bring perfect and inescapable justice to the world. When that happens, all people will be blessed by the rule of a God who does all things rightly (Psalm 98:7–9).
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