Psalms 98:6

Psalms 98:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
• New International Version (NIV)with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn— shout for joy before the Lord, the King.
• English Standard Version (ESV)With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!
• New King James Version (NKJV)With trumpets and the sound of a horn; Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King.

Context of Psalms 98:6

4Shout aloud unto Jehovah, all the earth; break forth and shout for joy, and sing psalms. 5Sing psalms unto Jehovah with the harp: with the harp, and the voice of a song; With trumpets and sound of cornet, make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah. 7Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein; 8Let the floods clap [their] hands; let the mountains sing for joy together,

Psalms 98:6 word by word

בַּ֭חֲצֹ֣צְרוֹת וְק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָ֑ר הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לִפְנֵ֤י׀ הַמֶּ֬לֶךְ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• trumpetsחֲצֹצְרָהchătsôtserâh · trumpetH2689
• soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for Psalms 98:6

• Psalms 47:5God is gone up amid shouting, Jehovah amid the sound of the trumpet.
• Psalms 81:2Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute.
• Numbers 10:1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
• 1 Chronicles 15:28And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the trumpet, and with clarions, and with cymbals, playing aloud with lutes and harps.
• 2 Chronicles 5:12and the Levites the singers, all they of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, clad in byssus, with cymbals and lutes and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets),
• 2 Chronicles 29:27And Hezekiah commanded to offer up the burnt-offering on the altar. And at the moment the burnt-offering began, the song of Jehovah began, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.
• Psalms 47:6Sing psalms of God, sing psalms; sing psalms unto our King, sing psalms!
• Matthew 25:34Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from [the] world's foundation:
• Revelation 19:16And he has upon his garment, and upon his thigh, a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.

Commentaries on Psalms 98:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6With trumpets - חצצרות chatsotseroth . Some kind of tubular instruments, of the form and management of which we know nothing. And sound of cornet - שופר shophar, the word commonly used for what we call trumpet.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6With trumpets - The word used here is uniformly rendered “trumpets” in the Scriptures. Numbers 10:2, Numbers 10:8-10; Numbers 31:6; et al. The trumpet was mainly employed for convening a public assembly for worship, or for assembling the hosts for battle. The original word - חצצרה chătsôtserâh - is supposed to have been designed to imitate “the broken pulse-like sound of the trumpet, like the Latin “taratantara.” So the German “trarara,” and the Arabic…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 Let all the children of men rejoice in the setting up the kingdom of Christ, for all may benefit by it. The different orders of rational creatures in the universe, seem to be described in figurative language in the reign of the great Messiah. The kingdom of Christ will be a blessing to the whole creation. We expect his second coming to begin his glorious reign. Then shall heaven and earth rejoice, and the joy of the redeemed shall be full. But…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The temple musicians played trumpets to gather people for meetings (compare Psalm 81:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. make a loud noise--or, "burst forth" (Is 14:7; 44:23). before ... King--hail Him as your sovereign; and while, with every aid to demonstrate zeal and joy, intelligent creatures are invited to praise, as in Psa 96:11-13, inanimate nature is also summoned to honor Him who triumphs and rules in righteousness and equity.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 98:6

• Jesus, the Christ
• Music
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Cornet
• Equity
• Music, Instrumental
• Trumpets
• Adoration
• Joy
• Psalms, Book of
• Shawm

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