Psalm 98:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

New Living Translation
before the LORD, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness.

English Standard Version
before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

Berean Study Bible
before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

New American Standard Bible
Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with fairness.

NASB 1995
Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with equity.

NASB 1977
Before the LORD; for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.

Amplified Bible
Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with fairness.

Christian Standard Bible
before the LORD, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world righteously and the peoples fairly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world righteously and the peoples fairly.

Contemporary English Version
Let them worship the LORD! He is coming to judge everyone on the earth, and he will be honest and fair.

Good News Translation
because he comes to rule the earth. He will rule the peoples of the world with justice and fairness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
in the LORD's presence because he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice and its people with fairness.

International Standard Version
in the LORD's presence, who comes to judge the earth; He'll judge the world righteously; and its people fairly.

NET Bible
before the LORD! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in a just manner.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

New King James Version
     before the LORD, For He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity.

King James 2000 Bible
Before the LORD; for he comes to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

New Heart English Bible
Let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

World English Bible
Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

American King James Version
Before the LORD; for he comes to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

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

A Faithful Version
Before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth; with righteousness He shall judge the world and the people with equity.

Darby Bible Translation
Before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

English Revised Version
Before the LORD, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

Webster's Bible Translation
Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness will he judge the world, and the people with equity.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Before the Lord: for he is come to iudge the earth: with righteousnesse shall hee iudge the world, and the people with equitie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(98:10) For he commeth to iudge the earth: he wyll iudge the worlde accordyng to iustice, & the people accordyng to equitie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Before the LORDE, for he is come to iudge the earth. Yee with rightuousnes shall he iudge the worlde, and the people with equite.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Before YHWH, "" For He has come to judge the earth, "" He judges the world in righteousness, "" And the people in uprightness!

Young's Literal Translation
Before Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth, He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the people in uprightness!

Smith's Literal Translation
Before Jehovah; for he came to judge the earth: he will judge the habitable globe in justice, and the peoples in uprightness.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
at the presence of the Lord: because he cometh to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the people with equity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Before LORD JEHOVAH, because he comes to judge the Earth; he will judge the world in truth and the peoples in integrity!

Lamsa Bible
Before the LORD; for he comes to judge the earth; with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Before the LORD, for He is come to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For he is come to judge the earth; he shall judge the world in righteousness, and the nations in uprightness.
















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