Sing a new song to the Lord, For He has done wonderful things, His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB A Psalm. Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand, and his holy arm, have worked salvation for him.
- KJV 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.
- BSB A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
- NKJV Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.
- NLT Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has done wonderful deeds. His right hand has won a mighty victory; his holy arm has shown his saving power!
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Quick answer
Sing a new song, for God has won salvation by His own holy power. His mighty acts call for fresh praise.
Overview
Psalm 98 opens by celebrating God's marvelous deeds, picturing salvation accomplished by His 'right hand and holy arm' without human aid. The 'new song' responds to a new display of His saving work. This points forward to the greatest salvation, accomplished by God Himself in Christ, who alone secured redemption for His people.
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- Exod 15:6Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.
- Isa 52:10Yahweh has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Ps 33:3Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
- Rev 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 thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.
- Ps 96:3Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.
- Ps 96:1Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
- Rev 5:9They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
- Col 2:15having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
- John 16:33I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
- Exod 15:11Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Isa 63:5I looked, and there was no one to help; and I wondered that there was no one to uphold: therefore my own arm brought salvation to me; and my own wrath upheld me.
- Rev 3:21He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.
- Luke 2:10–14The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.
- Jer 31:22How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? for Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.”
- Ps 149:1Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.
- Ps 86:10For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.
- Acts 2:11Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”
- Rev 15:3–4They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.
- Isa 42:10Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.
- Luke 1:49For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.
- Ps 136:4To him who alone does great wonders; for his loving kindness endures forever:
- Ps 77:14You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength known among the peoples.
- Ps 105:5Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
- Ps 110:2–6Yahweh will send out the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule among your enemies.
- Isa 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.
- Gen 3:15I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
- Ps 139:14I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
- Ps 2:5–6Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath:
- Ps 45:3–5Strap your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor and your majesty.
- Heb 2:14–15Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
- Acts 19:20So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
- Rev 19:11–21I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
- Rev 17:14These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”
- Isa 43:18–20“Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old.
- Rev 6:2And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.
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