Universal Church of the Kingdom of God work, perseverance and faithfulness to God" will produce earnings for people, a doctrine called prosperity theology, and that a tithe of expected earnings should be given to the Church. They offer the "promise of the psalm" ([[Psalm 23]], "The Lord is my shepherd"): peace, healing, protection, prosperity and favour. A 2015 [[academic paper]] by Ilana van Wyk, author of the 2014 book "The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in South Africa" analyses "Prosperity and the work of luck in the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God" in South Africa, where the UCKG has a very significant presence.
Psalm 98 Pärt. Bernard Barrell – "Show Yourselves Joyful unto the Lord", Anthem for female chorus and organ, Op. 130 (1993) The Christmas carol "Joy to the World" is a lyrical adaptation of Psalm 98 written by Isaac Watts and set by Lowell Mason to a tune attributed to George Frideric Handel. Czech composer Antonín Dvořák set part of Psalm 98 (together with part of Psalm 96) to music as No. 10 of his "Biblical Songs" in 1894. Psalm 98 Psalm 98 is the 98th psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King