Psalms 98

1 A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for He hath done marvellous things; His right hand, and His holy arm, hath wrought salvation for Him.

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.

2 The LORD hath made known His salvation; His righteousness hath He revealed in the sight of the nations.

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

3 He hath remembered His mercy and His faithfulness toward the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

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.

4 Shout unto the LORD, all the earth; break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.

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

5 Sing praises unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp and the voice of melody.

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

6 With trumpets and sound of the horn shout ye before the King, the LORD.

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

7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein;

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

8 Let the floods clap their hands; let the mountains sing for joy together;

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

9 Before the LORD, for He is come to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

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