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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Psalms 98:1-9; ; Psalms 99:1-9
Psalms 98:1-9; Psalms 99:1-9 begin in the same way as Psalms 96:1-13; Psalms 97:1-12 respectively. "O sing unto the LORD a new song" (Psalms 98:1). The new song is that which considers Christ in the new manifestations of His glory. At the dawn of His reign, when God will have made His salvation known and revealed His righteousness (v. 2; Psalms 97:1-12), this hymn will begin in heaven and every creature will echo it (read Rev. 5:9 . . ., 13 . . .). Heaven and earth will sing in unison; a universal joy will at last answer to the goodness and faithfulness of God (v. 3).
"The LORD reigneth," ; Psalms 99:1-9 repeats. His judgment having been carried out, His glory takes up its place again "between the cherubims", the place which it left formerly because of the iniquity of the people (Exodus 25:22; Ezekiel 10:1-22). His holiness is proclaimed on three occasions: His name is holy . . .; He is holy . . .; the LORD our God is holy (vv. 3, 5, 9; cf. Isaiah 6:2-3). But this thrice holy God is also the One who forgives (v. 8) and we know that He can do this without denying Himself, because of the work of the cross. Only then will the intercession of Moses, Aaron and Samuel find its full answer in the forgiveness which is already ours in grace (Exodus 32:11; Exodus 32:32; Numbers 16:47; 1 Samuel 7:5; 1 Samuel 12:23).
