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A Song for a Marvelous Act
The call for a "new song" signifies an extraordinary act of God. Commentators explain this isn't praise for an everyday blessing, but for something unprecedented and marvelous. They identify this act as God's work of salvation, accomplished in a singular way, which many scholars specifically link to the redemptive work of Christ.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 98:1
18th Century
Theologian
O sing to the Lord a new song - Compare Psalms 33:3; Psalms 96:1. For he has done marvelous things. These are t…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 98:1
19th Century
Bishop
Victory. —The word more commonly rendered “salvation,” as, indeed, in the next verse.
John Calvin
On Psalms 98:1
16th Century
Theologian
Sing unto Jehovah a new song: I have already remarked that the expression here used denotes an extraordinary, not a common, ascription of …
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John Gill
On Psalms 98:1
17th Century
Pastor
O sing unto the Lord a new song
An excellent one unto the Lord Christ, on account of the great work of redemption an…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 98:1–3
17th Century
Minister
A song of praise for redeeming love is a new song, a mystery hidden from ages and generations. Converts sing a new song, very different from what t…