Psalms 98:9

98:8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

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Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

Before the LORD; for he comes to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

What does Psalms 98:9 mean?

Psalms 98:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּנִים (pânîym), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), בּוֹא (bôwʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

Beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

the

LORD;יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

for

comethבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

judgeשָׁפַטshâphaṭ/shaw-fat'/H8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

the

earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

with

righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedeq/tseh'-dek/H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity

shall

the

world,תֵּבֵלtêbêl/tay-bale'/H8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine

and

the

peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

with

equity.מֵישָׁרmêyshâr/may-shawr'/H4339evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 98:9.

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 6:13

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. with the earth: or, from the earth

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Deuteronomy 1:16

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

Deuteronomy 16:18

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

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What does Psalms 98:9 say?

Psalms 98:9 (King James Version) reads: "Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity."

Is Psalms 98:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 98:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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