Psalms 98:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Before Jehovah; For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לִֽפְֽנֵי־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֥י בָא֮ לִשְׁפֹּ֢ט הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ יִשְׁפֹּֽט־תֵּבֵ֥ל בְּצֶ֑דֶק וְ֝עַמִּ֗ים בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃

Transliteration

Before-YHWH because bāʾ to-lishpōṭ the-ʾāreṣ yishpōṭ-tēbēl with-ṣedeq and-ʿammīm with-mēshārīm

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*bāʾ*: verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he came/is coming
*lishpōṭ*: verb, qal infinitive construct - to judge
*ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth/land
*yishpōṭ*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will judge
*tēbēl*: noun, feminine singular - world/inhabited earth
*ṣedeq*: noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice
*ʿammīm*: noun, masculine plural - peoples/nations
*mēshārīm*: noun, masculine plural - uprightness/equity/fairness

Word Meanings

*bāʾ*: came/is coming/has come
*lishpōṭ*: to judge/to govern/to rule
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
*yishpōṭ*: will judge/will govern/will rule
*tēbēl*: world/inhabited earth/land
*ṣedeq*: righteousness/justice/rightness
*ʿammīm*: peoples/nations/tribes
*mēshārīm*: equity/fairness/uprightness/straightness

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 96:10 : 10 Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth: The world also is established that it cannot be moved: He will judge the peoples with equity.
Ps 96:13 : 13 Before Jehovah; For he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.
Isa 5:16 : 16 but Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
Acts 17:31 : 31 inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Acts 24:25 : 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.
Rom 2:5-6 : 5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6 who will render to every man according to his works:
Rev 1:7 : 7 Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
Ps 67:4 : 4 Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. {H5542}
Ps 72:2 : 2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

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