God’s Word Translation
Psalms 98:6
6with trumpets and the playing of a ram’s horn. Shout happily in the presence of 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.
- 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 happily to the Lord, all the earth. Break out into joyful singing, and make music. 5Make music to the Lord with a lyre, with a lyre and the melody of a psalm, with trumpets and the playing of a ram’s horn. Shout happily in the presence of the king, the Lord. 7Let the sea, everything in it, the world, and those who live in it roar like thunder. 8Let the rivers clap their hands and the mountains sing joyfully
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 joyful shout. The Lord has gone up with the sound of a ram’s horn.
- Psalms 81:2Begin a psalm, and strike a tambourine. Play lyres and harps with their pleasant music.
- Numbers 10:1The Lord said to Moses,
- 1 Chronicles 15:28All Israel brought the ark of the Lord’s promise with shouts of joy and the sounding of rams’ horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres.
- 2 Chronicles 5:12All the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, their sons, and their relatives—were dressed in fine linen and stood east of the altar with cymbals, harps, and lyres. With the musicians were 120 priests blowing trumpets. When the priests left the holy place,
- 2 Chronicles 29:27Then Hezekiah ordered the sacrificing of burnt offerings on the altar. When the burnt offerings started, the songs to the Lord started. These songs were accompanied by trumpets and the instruments of King David of Israel.
- Psalms 47:6Make music to praise God. Play music for him! Make music to praise our king. Play music for him!
- Matthew 25:34“Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, my Father has blessed you! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
- Revelation 19:16On his clothes and 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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