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Psalm 98:4
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
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.
4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
5Sing praises to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.
6With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn, make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD.
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“All the earth” makes this song larger than any one congregation, while “Burst out” gives the praise a gladness that refuses to stay quiet.
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Psalm 100:1A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout for joy to the LORD, all you lands!Both passages summon people across all lands to express their joy aloud to the LORD.
Isaiah 44:23Sing, you heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for the …Both passages call for singing that bursts out, with praise to the LORD reaching across the earth.
Psalm 47:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!Both passages address peoples across the earth and command loud, glad praise to God.
Revelation 19:6I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the …Psalm 98 commands joyful noise to the LORD, while Revelation describes a multitude praising God with a thunderous voice.
Psalm 66:1For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!Both passages summon all the earth to make a joyful sound directed to God.
Psalm 95:1Oh come, let’s sing to the LORD. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!Both passages join singing with shouting aloud, giving praise to the LORD an audible expression.
Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is great among you!”Both passages command praise aloud, with Psalm 98 addressing all the earth and Isaiah addressing Zion.
Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to the LORD of …Both passages connect voices of joy with praise directed to the LORD.
Matthew 21:9The multitudes who went in front of him, and those who followed, kept shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! …Both passages feature praise expressed through raised voices, with Matthew recording the crowds’ shouts of Hosanna.
Zephaniah 3:14Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.Both passages join singing, shouting, and joy, though Zephaniah addresses Zion and Psalm 98 addresses all the earth.
Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;Psalm 98 commands praise aloud, and Revelation records a great multitude raising a loud voice in praise to God.
Isaiah 52:9Break out into joy! Sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for the LORD has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.Both passages command singing that breaks out in joy, with Isaiah directing the song to Jerusalem’s waste places.
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Your voice has a place in this earth-wide praise. The song has a reason: YHWH has made his salvation known and remembered his faithfulness toward Israel.
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