Psalms

Psalm 98:8–9

⁸Let the rivers clap their hands,

let the mountains sing together for joy

⁹before the LORD,

for He comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness

and the peoples with equity.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let the rivers	נְהָר֥וֹת	nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
clap	יִמְחֲאוּ־	yim·ḥă·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4222 strike
their hands	כָ֑ף	ḵāp̄	Noun - feminine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
let the mountains	הָרִ֥ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
sing together	יַ֝֗חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
for joy	יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃	yə·ran·nê·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7442 give a ringing cry

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
before	לִֽפְֽנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He comes	בָא֮	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to judge	לִשְׁפֹּ֪ט	liš·pōṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8199 judge, govern
the earth	הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
He will judge	יִשְׁפֹּֽט־	yiš·pōṭ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
the world	תֵּבֵ֥ל	tê·ḇêl	Noun - feminine singular	H8398 world
with righteousness	בְּצֶ֑דֶק	bə·ṣe·ḏeq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
and the peoples	וְ֝עַמִּ֗ים	wə·‘am·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
with equity	בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃	bə·mê·šā·rîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H4339 evenness, uprightness, equity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 98:8 Isaiah 55:12 · Psalm 65:12–13 · Psalm 89:12 · Psalm 93:3 · Psalm 47:1 · 2 Kings 11:12

Psalm 98:9 Psalm 96:13 · Acts 17:31 · Psalm 96:10 · Revelation 1:7 · Psalm 72:2 · Isaiah 5:16 · Psalm 67:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.