Psalm, Chapter 98

A Call to Praise the Lord for His Righteousness.

A Psalm.

98 O sing to the Lord a new song,
 For He has done wonderful things,
 His right hand and His holy arm have [a]gained the victory for Him.

-          The title of this message

o   A Call to Praise the Lord for His Righteousness

o   A Call is an announcement; blow the trumpet; hear ye, hear ye

-          What is the announcement?

o   Praise the Lord for His Righteousness

o   Praise the Lord is the action

o   For His Righteousness is the reason

o   We should praise the Lord today because of His righteousness

§  He is making everything right!

§  He is right!

-          O sing to the Lord a new song

o   This announcement is important and worthy of a new song

o   That would require thought, written music (composition)

o   It would have to be new (not sang before)

-          For He has done wonderful things

o   This is why we should write a new song

o   For He has done (past tense) wonderful things

o   He  made a way were there was no way

o   He died on a cross to pay for our sin

o   He rose again in victory over sin and death

o   He set the captives free

o   He parted the red sea

o   He protected His people for 40 years in the desert

-          His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him

o   His right hand is the strong hand

o   Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father (He is His strength)

-          His holy arm have gained victory for Him

o   His arm represents His power

 2 The Lord has made known His salvation;
 He has revealed His [b]righteousness in the sight of the nations.

 

-          The Lord has made known His salvation

o   He made it known through His word

o   He made it known when Jesus was born fulfilled all the prophesies

o   He proved His word is true when Jesus rose from the dead

o   He proved who He was by performing miracle after miracle

-          He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations

o   God perfect lamb sacrificed to save mankind

o   God showed sinful man how to be born again and saved from his/her sins

o   God righteousness is imputed to all who believe in Jesus Christ

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