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beforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיhe comesבָאto judgeלִשְׁפֹּטthe earth;הָאָרֶץhe will judgeיִשְׁפֹּטthe worldתֵּבֵלwith righteousness,בְּצֶדֶקand the peoplesוְעַמִּיםwith uprightness.בְּמֵישָׁרִים
Psalms 98:9
Study it in the app“before YHWH, for he comes to judge the earth; he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with uprightness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 98:9, word by word
- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- he comesבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- to judgeשְׁפֹּטshepot
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shepot” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
people
The people who live on the earth.
Where else “arets” appears- the worldתֵּבֵלtevel
world
The world: the inhabited earth.
Where else “tevel” appears- with righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- and the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- with uprightnessמֵישָׁרִיםmesharim
uprightness
What is upright and just, in what is spoken or judged.
Where else “mesharim” appears
The context
8Let the rivers clap their palms; together let the mountains shout for joy
9 · This verse (above)