Psalms 98

1 A Psalm of David. Sing to the Lord a new song; for the Lord has wrought wonderful works, his right hand, and his holy arm, have wrought salvation for him.

Sing to Yahweh a new song, because he has done wonderful things! By his power [MTY] and his great strength [DOU] he has defeated [his enemies].

2 The Lord has made known his salvation, he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

Yahweh has declared to people that he has defeated his enemies; he has revealed that he has punished [them], and [people in] all the world have seen that he has done it.

3 He has remembered his mercy to Jacob, and his truth to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Like he promised to us Israeli people [MTY], he has faithfully loved us and (been loyal to/not abandoned) us. [People who live] in very remote places in all the earth have seen that our God has defeated [his enemies].

4 Shout to God, all the earth; sing, and exult, and sing psalms.

All you [people] [MTY] everywhere should sing joyfully to Yahweh; praise him while you sing and shout joyfully!

5 Sing to the Lord with a harp, with a harp, and the voice of a psalm.

Praise Yahweh while you play the lyres/harps, playing [delightful] music.

6 With trumpets of metal, and the sound of a trumpet of horn make a joyful noise to the Lord before the king.

[Some of you should] blow trumpets and other horns, [while others] shout joyfully to Yahweh, [our] king.

7 Let the sea be moved, and the fullness of it; the world, and they that dwell in it.

The oceans and all [the creatures] that are in the oceans should roar [to praise Yahweh]. Everyone on the earth should sing!

8 The rivers shall clap their hands together; the mountains shall exult.

[It should seem as though] the rivers are clapping their hands [to praise Yahweh] and that the hills are singing together joyfully in front of Yahweh,

9 For he is come to judge the earth; he shall judge the world in righteousness, and the nations in uprightness.

because he will come to judge [everyone on] [MTY] the earth! He will judge [all] the people-groups [in the world] justly and fairly [DOU].