English Standard Version
Psalms 98:6
6With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)With trumpets and the sound of a horn; Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King.
- New Living Translation (NLT)with trumpets and the sound of the ram’s horn. Make a joyful symphony before the Lord, the King!
Context of Psalms 98:6
4Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! 5Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord! 7Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! 8Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together
Read all of Psalms 98Psalms 98:6 word by word
בַּ֭חֲצֹ֣צְרוֹת וְק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָ֑ר הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לִפְנֵ֤י׀ הַמֶּ֬לֶךְ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 98:6
- Psalms 47:5God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
- Psalms 81:2Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp.
- Numbers 10:1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 15:28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres.
- 2 Chronicles 5:12and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, their sons and kinsmen, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood east of the altar with 120 priests who were trumpeters;
- 2 Chronicles 29:27Then Hezekiah commanded that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song to the Lord began also, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.
- Psalms 47:6Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
- Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- Revelation 19:16On his robe and on his thigh he has 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
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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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