Pentecost Season · Proper 28 · Year C
Psalm 98
Sing to the Lord a New Song
November 19, 2028
Overview & Insights
“Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things.” (Psalm 98:1)
Most of this psalm of Yahweh’s kingship is comprised of calls to praise (vv. 1a, 4–8), along with substantiating reasons that look to Yahweh’s past (vv. 1b–3) and future (v. 9) actions. Like Psalm 96, it opens with a general call for all the earth (v. 4; 96:1) to sing a new song (v. 1; 96:1) about Yahweh’s marvelous things/deeds (Hb. niplāʾôt , v. 1; 96:3) and salvation (v. 2; 96:2). It similarly contains three verses of commands to the human world to join in a ritual celebration of “the LORD, the King” (vv. 4–6; 96:7–9), and a closing section inviting the natural world to join in applauding his coming to judge the earth (vv. 7–9; 96:10–13).
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Commentary
Commentary on Psalm 98 Working Preacher
Explains the enthronement psalm's call for all creation to join the new song.
Psalm 98 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Preaching notes on the psalm's cosmic scope of praise.
Psalm 98 Commentary: A New Song for His Marvelous Things Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse evangelical commentary on the psalm's call to praise.
Psalm 98:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew interlinear text for the opening call to sing a new song.
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Why Psalm 98 or Psalm 78?
Psalm 98 calls for a new song to the Lord who “has done marvelous things,” his saving victory seen to the ends of the earth; Psalm 78 rehearses God’s deeds so the next generation will not forget. Both frame the cross as God’s marvelous, saving work to be proclaimed.
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