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Psalm 98:1
A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
1A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
2The LORD has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
3He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
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The new song has a reason: God has acted, and the verse directs your wonder toward the strength that has accomplished salvation.
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1 Corinthians 15:57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.Both passages direct thanks or praise to God for his saving work; Corinthians names the victory given through Jesus Christ.
Exodus 15:6Your right hand, LORD, is glorious in power. Your right hand, LORD, dashes the enemy in pieces.Both passages celebrate the LORD's right hand as the expression of his power, with Exodus naming the destruction of the enemy.
Psalm 32:7You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.Both passages join song with God's deliverance, though Psalm 32 speaks of personal protection and Psalm 98 celebrates salvation accomplished.
Isaiah 25:1The LORD, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and …Both passages make God's wonderful deeds the stated reason for praising him.
Isaiah 52:10The LORD has made his holy arm bare in the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.Both passages connect the LORD's holy arm with salvation, and Isaiah describes that salvation being seen throughout the earth.
Psalm 96:1Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth.Both passages command a new song to the LORD, with Psalm 96 extending the command to all the earth.
Luke 1:51He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.Both passages describe God's arm as the expression of his strength at work.
Revelation 14:3They sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four …Both passages feature a new song, with Psalm 98 celebrating salvation and Revelation describing singers who have been redeemed.
Psalm 33:3Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!Both passages command a new song to God, and Psalm 33 adds skilled playing and a joyful shout.
Isaiah 59:16He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor. Therefore his own arm brought salvation to him; and his righteousness sustained him.Both passages attribute salvation to God's own arm, placing the accomplishment in his strength.
Psalm 96:3Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.Both passages celebrate God's marvelous works, with Psalm 96 commanding their declaration among the peoples.
1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the …Both passages ascribe power and triumph to the LORD as grounds for praise.
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Your praise has something firm to rest on. The song follows what God has done; his own strength has accomplished the salvation this psalm celebrates.
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