Bible Study on Psalm 98

1. Psalm 98
Believers focus on the joy set before them
regardless of the situation.

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3. Psalms 98:1-3 (ESV)
1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has
done marvelous things! His right hand and his
holy arm have worked salvation for him. 2 The
Lord has made known his salvation; he has
revealed his righteousness in the sight of the
nations. 3 He has remembered his steadfast
love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All
the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of
our God.
Deliverance from the past

4. Psalms 98:4-6(ESV)
4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises! 5
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the
lyre and the sound of melody! 6 With trumpets
and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise
before the King, the Lord!
Deliverance from the present

5. Psalms 98:7-9(ESV)
7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world
and those who dwell in it! 8 Let the rivers clap
their hands; let the hills sing for joy together 9
before the Lord, for he comes to judge the
earth. He will judge the world with
righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Deliverance from the future

6. What is the Chief End of Man?
Glorify God, and
enjoy him forever.
~Westminster
Catechism
God is most glorified
in us, when we are
most satisfied in Him.
~John Piper

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2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV)
16 All Scripture is
breathed out by God and
profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction,
and for training in
righteousness, 17 that
the man of God may be
complete, equipped for
every good work.

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12. Psalm 98
Believers focus on the joy set before them
regardless of the situation.

13. What is Joy?
Christian joy is a good feeling in the soul, produced by
the Holy Spirit, as he causes us to see the beauty of
Christ in the word and in the world.
~John Piper

14. Where does joy come
from?
Galatians 5:22-24 (ESV)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23
gentleness, self-control; against such things there is
no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus
have crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires.

15. Joy

16. Joy

17. Psalms 98:1-3 (ESV)
1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has
done marvelous things! His right hand and his
holy arm have worked salvation for him. 2 The
Lord has made known his salvation; he has
revealed his righteousness in the sight of the
nations. 3 He has remembered his steadfast
love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All
the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of
our God.
Deliverance from the past

19. What is one thing that God has done for
Israel that you can point to in the Bible that
will give you a foundation for joy regardless
of the circumstance you are facing?
Christian joy is a good feeling in the soul, produced by
the Holy Spirit, as he causes us to see the beauty of
Christ in the word and in the world.
~John Piper

20. Psalms 98:4-6(ESV)
4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises! 5
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the
lyre and the sound of melody! 6 With trumpets
and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise
before the King, the Lord!
Deliverance from the present

21. There is the life we learn in and the life we live
in.
~The Natural

22. Where are you on the joy scale right now?
Who in your life is giving you proper
perspective on where you are on the joy
scale?
Christian joy is a good feeling in the soul, produced by
the Holy Spirit, as he causes us to see the beauty of
Christ in the word and in the world.
~John Piper

23. Psalms 98:7-9(ESV)
7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world
and those who dwell in it! 8 Let the rivers clap
their hands; let the hills sing for joy together 9
before the Lord, for he comes to judge the
earth. He will judge the world with
righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Deliverance from the future

24. How do you sustain joy in a broken world?
Hebrews 12:2 (ESV)
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of
our faith, who for the joy that was set before him
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is
seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

25. The gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, died for our sins and rose
again, eternally triumphant over his enemies, so
that there is now no condemnation for those
who believe, but only everlasting joy. That’s the
gospel.
~John Piper
Revelation 22:20 (ESV)
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely
I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!