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Psalms 98:3
3He has [graciously] remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have witnessed the salvation of our God.
Psalms 98:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- New International Version (NIV)He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Context of Psalms 98:3
1O sing to the Lord a new song, For He has done marvelous and wonderful things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him. 2The Lord has made known His salvation; He has [openly] revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has [graciously] remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have witnessed the salvation of our God. 4Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Shout [in jubilation] and sing for joy and sing praises. 5Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, With the lyre and the sound of melody.
Read all of Psalms 98Psalms 98:3 word by word
זָ֘כַ֤ר חַסְדּ֨וֹ׀ וֶֽאֱֽמוּנָתוֹ֮ לְבֵ֪ית יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל רָא֥וּ כָל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ אֵ֝֗ת יְשׁוּעַ֥ת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He hath rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- his mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- and his truthאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
- toward the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- all the endsאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- the salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
- of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Psalms 98:3
- Psalms 106:45And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],
- Leviticus 26:42then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and also My covenant with Isaac, and also My covenant with Abraham, and remember the land.
- Deuteronomy 4:31For the Lord your God is a merciful and compassionate God; He will not fail you, nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.
- Micah 7:20You shall give truth to Jacob And lovingkindness and mercy to Abraham, As You have sworn to our forefathers From the days of old.
- Luke 1:54He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,
- Romans 15:8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant and a minister to the circumcision (Jews) on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm and verify the promises made to the fathers,
- Psalms 98:2The Lord has made known His salvation; He has [openly] revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations will bow down and worship before You,
- Psalms 67:7God blesses us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
- Isaiah 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.
- Isaiah 49:6He says, “It is too trivial a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will also make You a light to the nations That My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
- Isaiah 52:10The Lord has bared His holy arm (His infinite power) Before the eyes of all the nations [revealing Himself as the One by Whom Israel is redeemed from captivity], That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.
- Luke 2:30For my eyes have seen Your Salvation,
- Luke 3:6and all mankind shall see the salvation of God.’ ”
- Acts 13:47For that is what the Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have placed You as a light for the Gentiles, So that You may bring [the message of eternal] salvation to the end of the earth.’ ”
- Acts 28:28Therefore let it be known to you that [this message of] the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they indeed will listen!”
Commentaries on Psalms 98:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He hath remembered his mercy - His gracious promises to their forefathers. And his truth - Faithfully accomplishing what he had promised. All this was fulfilled under the Gospel.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He hath remembered his mercy - Compare the notes at Luke 1:54-55 (note), Luke 1:72 (note), where this passage in the Psalms was not improbably referred to by Mary and Zacharias. The idea is, that God had called to mind his promise of mercy to his people; that he had not suffered it to pass out of his recollection; that he had kept his word. And his truth - He has kept his promise; he has shown that he is a God of truth. Toward the house of Israel - Toward…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The Lord makes known his righteousness and faithfulness (see also Isaiah 52:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. The union of mercy and truth (Psa 57:3; 85:10) secure the blessings of the promise (Ge 12:3; 18:18) to all the world (Is 52:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 98
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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