Psalms 98 (GNV)

Chapter Text

98:1 A Psalme. Sing vnto the Lord a newe song: for hee hath done marueilous things: his right hand, and his holy arme haue gotten him the victorie.

98:2 The Lord declared his saluation: his righteousnes hath he reueiled in the sight of ye nations.

98:3 He hath remembred his mercy and his trueth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth haue seene the saluation of our God.

98:4 All the earth, sing ye loude vnto the Lord: crie out and reioyce, and sing prayses.

98:5 Sing prayse to the Lord vpon the harpe, euen vpon the harpe with a singing voyce.

98:6 With shalmes and sound of trumpets sing loude before the Lord the King.

98:7 Let the sea roare, and all that therein is, the world, and they that dwell therein.

98:8 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the mountaines reioyce together

98:9 Before the Lord: for he is come to iudge the earth: with righteousnesse shall hee iudge the world, and the people with equitie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "mercy", "psalme", "sing", "vnto", "lord", "newe", and "song". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "mercy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local GNV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "world" and "mercy" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "mercy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.