Text -- Psalms 98:4-9 (NET)

98:4 Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth! Break out in a joyful shout and sing! 98:5 Sing to the Lord accompanied by a harp, accompanied by a harp and the sound of music! 98:6 With trumpets and the blaring of the ram’s horn, shout out praises before the king, the Lord! 98:7 Let the sea and everything in it shout, along with the world and those who live in it! 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands! Let the mountains sing in unison 98:9 before the Lord! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in a just manner.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 98:9

¹ tn The verbal forms in v. 9 probably describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, though they may depict in dramatic fashion the outworking of divine judgment or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions (“will judge…”).