Psalm 98

Psalm 98 (Greek numbering: Psalm 97) is one of the psalms in the biblical Book of Psalms. One of the Royal Psalms, Psalm 93-99, praising God as the King of His people.

Uses

Judaism

• Is the fourth paragraph of Kabbalat Shabbat.
• Verse 6 is found in the Mussaf Amidah on Rosh Hashanah.

Christianity

It may be recited as a canticle in the Anglican liturgy of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer as an alternative to the Magnificat, when it is referred to by its incipit as the Cantate Domino. It is not included as a canticle in Common Worship, but it does of course appear in the psalter.

Musical settings

Musical settings of Psalm 98 were composed by Loys Bourgeois, John Rutter, David Conte and Arvo Pärt.

• Bernard Barrell – Show Yourselves Joyful unto the Lord, Anthem for female chorus and organ, Op.130 (1993)

The Christmas carol Joy to the World is a lyrical adaptation of Psalm 98 written by Isaac Watts and set by Lowell Mason to a tune attributed to George Frideric Handel.

External links

• A recording of a tune to the psalm used during the Kabbalat Shabbat service.