Psalm 98 is a Christmas Psalm
1 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.2 Jehovah hath made known his salvation: His righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the nations.
3 He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all the earth: Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.
5 Sing praises unto Jehovah with the harp; With the harp and the voice of melody.
6 With trumpets and sound of cornet Make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah.
7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein;
8 Let the floods clap their hands; Let the hills sing for joy together
9 Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
Christmas is a time of singing and this psalm invites us in verse 4 to sing with joy. Joy to all the nations of the world for the Redeemer has come is what Isaac Watts had in mind when he wrote the Christmas carol Joy to the World
1 Joy to the world! the Lord is come!And of course the Christmas story would not be complete without Luke 1 where Jesus’ mother gives her Psalm of joy. In Psalm 98 the Redeemer is promised and Mary sang with joy for she believed that Jesus was the promised Redeemer who would save His people from their sins.
Let earth receive her King;
Let ev'ry heart prepare him room,
And heav'n and nature sing.
2 Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ,
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy.
3 No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.
4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love.
Psalm 98 and Luke 1:46-55Yes, because Jesus came we do have a new song and we should sing with joy!
Psalm 98 says: "O sing unto the Lord a new song."
Mary said: "My soul doth magnify the Lord."
Psalm 98 says: "He hath done marvellous things."
Mary said: "He that is mighty hath done great things."
Psalm 98 says: "With his own right hand and holy arm hath he gotten himself the victory."
Mary said: "He hath showed strength with his arm and scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts."
Psalm 98 says: "The Lord hath made known his salvation; his righteousness hath he openly showed,"
Mary said: "His mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation."
Psalm 98 says: "He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel."
Mary said: "He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy, As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever."