בְּרִית חֲדָשָׁה

Hebrew Text

הוֹדוּ לַיהוה הַשְׁמִיעוּ שָׁלוֹם הַגִּידוּ בָעַמִּים כִּי הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ
אַבְרָהַם הֶאֱמִין בְּךָ וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־יִצְחָק כֵּן הֲקִימֹתָ אֶת־זַרְעוֹ
הוֹדוּ לַיהוה הַשְׁמִיעוּ שָׁלוֹם הַגִּידוּ בָעַמִּים כִּי הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ
רוּת הֶחֱזִיקָה בְּךָ וַתֵּיטֶב לְנָעֳמִי וַתְּרִימֶנָּה מֵעָפָר
הוֹדוּ לַיהוה הַשְׁמִיעוּ שָׁלוֹם הַגִּידוּ בָעַמִּים כִּי הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ
דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ כְּלִבְּךָ וַיֹּלֶךְ עַמֶּךָ וַתָּכֶן אֶת־מַמְלַכְתּוֹ
הוֹדוּ לַיהוה הַשְׁמִיעוּ שָׁלוֹם הַגִּידוּ בָעַמִּים כִּי הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ
הִרְבִּיתָ זֶרַע אַבְרָהַם כִּי הַקִימֹתָ בְּרִית חֲדָשָׁה עִם־כֻּלָּנוּ
וַתַּמַלֵךְ אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ בֵּן דָּוִד הוּא מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־מְלָכִים
כִּסְאוֹ לְעֹלָם

Description

This song resembles Hebrews 11 by recounting the actions of various heroes of faith and what God did for them. The chorus is a praise formula with intentional Messianic tones. We ought to praise Yahweh, make his peace known, and tell the nations that he has saved us. Why? The song begins with Abraham and how he believed in God. God raised up a seed after him. Ruth held fast to Yahweh. She was good to Naomi, and God raised her from the dust. David was a king after God's own heart. He led the people of God, and Yahweh established his Kingdom. Each figure is part of the narrative that leads up to Jesus, the seed of Abraham, the descendant of a Moabite Gentile, and the eternal Davidic king. Yahweh multiplied Abraham's offspring through establishing his new covenant with all of us through Jesus. His throne is forever.