What Does Psalm 98:6 Mean in the King James?
With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The trumpet and the shout together become the public sound of recognizing the LORD as King.
THE MEANING
Here, praise is more than an inward feeling: it takes audible form in trumpet blasts and a raised voice before the LORD, the King. The verse gathers crafted sound and human acclaim into a present recognition of the One who reigns.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
It undoes the idea that praise is only private or inward: here, acclaim is voiced and heard.
THE ROOT
הָרִיעוּ
hāriʿû
GROWS FROM
רוע
rûaʿ
to shout, raise a cry, or acclaim
“make a joyful noise” in this verse is hāriʿû. The verb can describe a shout of joy, an alarm, or a cry of triumph; the sound carries the force of public acclamation. Beside the trumpet and cornet, it makes praise an audible gathering of voices and instruments before the King.
ALSO GROWS
teruʿah: a shout, alarm, or trumpet blast
תְּרוּעָה
This noun from the same root gathers a voiced cry and a blast into one kind of acclaim.
hēriʿa: he shouted or acclaimed
הֵרִיעַ
This verb form shows that the verse’s “noise” is an act of raising a cry, not mere background sound.
מֶלֶךְ
melekh
GROWS FROM
מלך
m-l-k
to reign or exercise kingship
The verse directs its full sound before the LORD as King, naming active rule rather than a distant title. The shouting and instruments become acclaim for the One who reigns.
ALSO GROWS
mālak: to reign
מָלַךְ
The verb makes the king’s title an active reality: the LORD reigns.
malkût: kingship or realm
מַלְכוּת
This branch shows the wider rule signaled by the title before which the sound rises.
THE PATTERN
Praise becomes public acclaim as voices and instruments give audible form to God’s reign.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.THE THREAD
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.Psalm 47 uses the same root רוע (rûaʿ), meaning to shout or acclaim, so the sound here is a cry of triumph rather than generic noise. The shared root joins the trumpet and shout before the LORD the King to a whole people’s acclaim to God.
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