1 A psalm. Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, for he hath done wonders; his right hand hath wrought salvation for him, and the arm of his holiness.
2 Jehovah hath made known his salvation; in the eyes of the nations he openly showed his righteousness.
3 He remembered his mercy and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Shout to Jehovah, all the earth; break forth and sing for joy, and sing psalms.
5 Sing psalms to Jehovah with a harp, with harp and voice of psalm; with trumpets and sound of cornet shout before the King, Jehovah.
6 Let the sea roar and its fulness, the world and those dwelling in it;
7 Let floods clap hands, let mountains sing for joy together
8 Before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth; he will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in equity.
Notes on Psalm 98
This is the call on Israel for a new song, though all the earth is to shout to Jehovah thereon, as Zion was glad when all the peoples saw His glory to the shame of idolatry. Here the sea too, the world, the rivers, and the hills all rejoice at His coming to judge the earth, Who is Jehovah the King.