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| 1 [[A Melody.]] Sing to Yahweh, a song that is new, For, wonderful things, hath he done, His own right hand and his holy arm, have brought him salvation. |
His holy arm – Jesus, the power of Jehovah. E47; R4792:6
To no human generalship can the honors of the coming victory for truth and righteousness be ascribed, but to the King of kings and Lord of lords. D19
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| 2 Yahweh, hath made known, his salvation, Before the eyes of the nations, hath he revealed his righteousness; |
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| 3 He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness towards the house of Israel,–All the ends of the earth, have seen, the salvation of our God. |
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| 4 Shout aloud to Yahweh, all the earth, Break forth and make a joyful noise and sweep the strings; |
Make a joyful noise – All who have heart sentiments of thankfulness and gratitude should be encouraged to make a joyful noise unto the Lord, without trained choirs being necessary. R2511:5
All the earth – The work of judgment is a great cause for rejoicing, not only among the saints, but in the whole earth. R5989:2
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| 5 Sweep the strings to Yahweh, With the lyre, With the lyre, and the voice of melody; |
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| 6 With trumpets and the sound of a horn, Shout aloud, before the king–Yahweh. |
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| 7 Let the sea, roar, and the fulness thereof, The world, and they who dwell therein; |
The world – The face of nature reassumes the smile of unfallen times. It is earth's festival, the world's Jubilee. R302:3*
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| 8 Let, the floods, clap their hands, Together, let, the mountains, make a joyful noise, |
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| 9 Before Yahweh, for he is coming–to judge the earth,–He will judge the world, in righteousness, And the peoples, with equity. |
For he cometh – See comments on Psa. 96:13
To judge the earth – A period of glory and blessing, not dread. OV255:1, OV311:1; A142, A143
Cannot begin until the great Judge takes his seat and authority. R5443:5
The saints are to be judges with Christ. R5776:2, R569:4
Judge the world – By the Messenger of the Covenant, now present. R5442:3
After the Day of Wrath. R5442:4
The love of God brings judgment to the world. R5442:1
All hopes of eternal life are based on this trial. R5442:2
All who prefer sin will be destroyed in Second Death. R5442:3
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