Psalms 98:3-9

98:3 He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. ¹ 

All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us. ² 

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, ³ 

and the nations in a just manner.

[98:3]  ¹ tn Heb “he remembers his loyal love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel.”

[98:3]  ² tn Heb “the deliverance of our God,” with “God” being a subjective genitive (= God delivers).

[98:9]  ³ 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…”).