96:10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!
The world is established, it cannot be moved.
He judges the nations fairly.”
98:9 before the Lord!
For he comes to judge the earth!
He judges the world fairly, 1
and the nations in a just manner.
99:4 The king is strong;
he loves justice. 2
You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; 3
you promote justice and equity in Jacob.
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…”).
1 tn Heb “and strength, a king, justice he loves.” The syntax of the Hebrew text is difficult here. The translation assumes that two affirmations are made about the king, the
2 tn Heb “you establish fairness.”