Psalms 98:1
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.
Study Note
Study Note
The call to 'sing unto the Lord a new song' opens Psalm 98's celebration of YHWH's 'marvellous things,' and the specification of divine right hand and holy arm as the instruments of victory draws on the warrior-king traditions of Exodus 15 and Deuteronomy 33. The 'new song' (shir chadash) tradition across the Psalter (33:3; 40:3; 96:1; 144:9; 149:1) signifies that each new experience of divine deliverance demands a new poetic response — praise is not repertoire maintenance but ongoing creative engagement with the living God. The psalm's second half (vv. 4–9) expands the summons to universal praise by all nations and creation itself, making it one of the most comprehensive expressions of universal eschatological worship in the Psalter. Revelation 5:9's new song of the redeemed fulfills this Psalm's vision in christological and cosmic terms.
Other Translations
Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song; For he hath done marvellous things: His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought salvation for him.
A Psalm. Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, For wonders He hath done, Given salvation to Him hath His right hand and His holy arm.
O make a new song to the Lord, because he has done works of wonder; with his right hand, and with his holy arm, he has overcome.
Cross References
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, …
Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the …
And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine …
And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation …
The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of …
The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, …
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down …
How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the …
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.