Psalm 98 — This week’s psalm is a song to God the Victor. He
comes to rule His kingdom. Let the whole world go wild with joy. Three stanzas
progressively extend the call to ever wider circles – the worshiping
congregation at the temple, all the people of the earth and the whole creation.
The first stanza recalls God’s revelation of His righteousness (vs. 2) in the
past; the last stanza speaks confidently of His coming rule “in righteousness.”
(vs.9) The middle stanza is enclosed by the jubilant cry, “shout for joy.” (Vv. 4, 6)
Psalm 98 – A
New Song for the LORD’s Marvelous Things
This psalm is simply titled A Psalm, and it is the
only one given that simple title with no other explanation. Like Psalm 96, it
speaks of praise to God for His work of salvation in widening circles – first
Israel, then all the earth, and finally all creation.
A noble, spirit-stirring Psalm. It may have been
written on the occasion of a great national triumph at the time; but may,
perhaps, afterwards be taken up at the period of the great millennial
restoration of all things. Singing praise to the Savior.
There are striking parallels between the first part of
Psalm 98 and Mary’s Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55), which may mean that the mother
of Jesus had the psalm in mind as she composed her hymn and that she rightly
saw that the promises of the psalm were to be fulfilled in the spiritual
victories to be achieved by Jesus Christ.
Collect for
Psalm 98: Lord, we sing to You a new song, for Your victory is ever new. In the
empty tomb You have given us a glimpse of Your future and in Your victory over
death Yu have shown us now we shall overcome the last enemy. As the seas roar
and the hills sing together, we too will praise You for Your great triumph,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever. [2]
Collect for Tuesday of the week of Pentecost 20:
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always
more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or
deserve. Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of
which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we
are not worth to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ
our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever
and ever. Amen 08 November, 2022 [3]
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