Psalms 98

1 A Psalm of David himself. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has performed wonders. His right hand has accomplished salvation for him, with his holy arm.

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 has made known his salvation. He has revealed his justice in the sight of the nations.

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

3 He has remembered his mercy and his truth 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 Sing joyfully to God, all the earth. Sing and exult, and sing psalms.

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

5 Sing psalms to the Lord with stringed instruments, with strings and the voice of a psalmist,

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

6 with subtle wind instruments and the voice of woodwinds. Make a joyful noise before the Lord our king.

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

7 Let the sea be moved and all its fullness, the whole world and all who dwell in it.

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

8 The rivers will clap their hands, the mountains will exult together,

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

9 before the presence of the Lord. For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the whole world with justice, and the peoples with fairness.

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