Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 98:6
With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
6. The ‘trumpet’ was a straight metal tube, like the sacred trumpets represented on the arch of Titus: the ‘cornet’ was originally a ram’s horn, perhaps in later times a metal instrument of the same shape. See the illustrations in Driver’s Joel and Amos in this Series, p. 144.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
With trumpets – The word used here is uniformly rendered trumpets in the Scriptures. Num 10:2, Num 10:8-10; Num 31:6; et al. The trumpet was mainly employed for convening a public assembly for worship, or for assembling the hosts for battle. The original word – chatsotserah – is supposed to have been designed to imitate the broken pulse-like sound of the trumpet, like the Latin taratantara. So the German trarara, and the Arabic hadadera. The word used here was given to the long, straight trumpet.
And sound of cornet … – The word here translated cornet is also usually rendered trumpet, Exo 19:16, Exo 19:19; Exo 20:18; Lev 25:9; Jos 6:4-6, Jos 6:8-9, Jos 6:13, Jos 6:16, Jos 6:20; et saepe. It is rendered cornet in 1Ch 15:28; 2Ch 15:14; Hos 5:8. In the Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate it is here rendered horn – the meaning of cornet. The name – shophar – is supposed to have been given to this instrument from its clear and shrill sound, like the English name clarion. It was either made of horn, or similar to a horn – an instrument curved like a horn. The instrument was in frequent use among the Hebrews.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 6. With trumpets] chatsotseroth. Some kind of tubular instruments, of the form and management of which we know nothing.
And sound of cornet] shophar, the word commonly used for what we call trumpet.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
With trumpet and sound of cornet,…. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions, render it
with ductile trumpets, such as were made of silver, as the two trumpets for the calling of the assembly, Nu 10:2 to which the allusion seems to be here, called “asosra” by Josephus c according to the Hebrew language ; which he says were in length a little less than a cubit, but the pipe narrow, somewhat thicker than a flute, having a sufficient breadth at the mouth to blow with, ending after the manner of a bell. The cornet was a trumpet or pipe, made of horn, from whence it has its name; such were those, made of rams’ horns, the priests blew with when they encompassed Jericho, Jos 6:4,
make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King; or rather “before the King, the Lord” d; before the King, who is Jehovah, who is the King of kings, and Lord of lords; let this shout be made before him, in his presence, and on account of his kingly office, and because of some eminent appearance of his kingdom and glory; see Re 19:6.
c Antique. Jud. l. 3. c. 12. sect. 6. d “coram rege Domino”, Pagninus, Tigurine version; so Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(6) Trumpets . . . cornet.(See Num. 10:2; Exo. 19:16; and Bible Educator, ii. 231, 232.) This is the only place in the psalm where the chatsotsereh, or straight trumpet is mentioned.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
6. Trumpets and cornet For “cornet” see note on Psa 81:3. “Trumpets,” here, are the “silver trumpets” which Moses was commanded to make, to be used only by the priests for signals of war, the beginnings of months, festivals, and sacrifices. Num 10:1-10; Num 31:6. At first they were only two, but increased to twenty in the time of Solomon, and employed in the orchestra. 2Ch 5:12
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 98:6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
Ver. 6. Make a joyful noise ] By the repeating and inculcating of this exhortation is intimated our dulness and backwardness to a business of this nature; the necessity of the duty, and excellency of the mercy that can never be sufficiently celebrated.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
before. See note on “presence” (Psa 95:2).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
trumpets: Psa 47:5, Psa 81:2-4, Num 10:1-10, 1Ch 15:28, 2Ch 5:12, 2Ch 5:13, 2Ch 29:27
the king: Psa 47:6, Psa 47:7, Mat 25:34, Rev 19:16
Reciprocal: Lev 23:24 – In the seventh Num 10:10 – in the day 2Ki 9:13 – blew with trumpets 2Ch 29:26 – the priests Psa 81:3 – Blow Psa 150:3 – with the sound
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
98:6 With {e} trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
(e) By this repetition and earnest exhortation to give praise with instruments, and also of the dumb creatures, he signifies that the world is never able to praise God sufficiently for their deliverance.