Psalms 98

1 A psalm. Sing the Lord a new song, for he has done wonderful things: by his powerful right hand and his strong arm he has won the victory.

A psalm. Oh, sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have given him victory.

2 The Lord has revealed his salvation to the nations, and shown them his goodness.

Yahweh has made known his salvation; he has openly showed his justice to all the nations.

3 He has not forgotten to show his trustworthy love and faithfulness to the descendants of Israel. Our God has made his salvation clear to the ends of the earth.

He calls to mind his covenant loyalty and faithfulness for the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth will see the victory of our God.

4 Everyone on earth, shout in triumph to the Lord; break out in joyful songs of praise!

Shout for joy to Yahweh, all the earth; burst into song, sing for joy, and sing praises.

5 Sing praises to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious voices;

Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and melodious song.

6 with trumpets and the sound of the ram's horn sing in happiness before the Lord, the King.

With trumpets and the sound of the horn, make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh.

7 Let the sea and everything in it shout with praise, together with the earth and everything living in it.

Let the sea shout and everything in it, the world and those who live in it!

8 Let the rivers celebrate, let the hills join in the celebration

Let the rivers clap their hands, and let the mountains shout for joy.

9 before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world justly, and the nations fairly.

Yahweh is coming to judge the earth; he will judge the world with righteousness and the nations with fairness.