Psalms 98
9 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
מִזְמ֡וֹר שִׁ֤ירוּ לַיהֹוָ֨ה ׀ שִׁ֣יר חָ֭דָשׁ כִּֽי־נִפְלָא֣וֹת עָשָׂ֑ה הוֹשִׁיעָה־לּ֥וֹ יְ֝מִינ֗וֹ וּזְר֥וֹעַ קׇדְשֽׁוֹ׃
mizmor shiru la-Adonai shir khadash ki-nifla'ot asah hoshi'ah-llo yemino uzeroa qodsho
A psalm. Sing to GOD a new song, who has worked wonders— who with right hand, and holy arm, has won victory.
הוֹדִ֣יעַ יְ֭הֹוָה יְשׁוּעָת֑וֹ לְעֵינֵ֥י הַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם גִּלָּ֥ה צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃
hodia Adonai yeshu'ato le'ene haggoyim gillah tsidqato
GOD has manifested victory, and displayed triumph in the sight of the nations—
זָ֘כַ֤ר חַסְדּ֨וֹ ׀ וֶ֥אֱֽמוּנָתוֹ֮ לְבֵ֢ית יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל רָא֥וּ כׇל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ אֵ֝֗ת יְשׁוּעַ֥ת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
zakhar khasdo ve'emunato levet yisra'el ra'u khol-afse-arets et yeshu'at elohenu
mindful of God’s steadfast love and faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth beheld the victory of our God.
הָרִ֣יעוּ לַ֭יהֹוָה כׇּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ פִּצְח֖וּ וְרַנְּנ֣וּ וְזַמֵּֽרוּ׃
hari'u la-Adonai kol-ha'arets pitskhu verannenu vezammeru
Raise a shout to GOD, all the earth, break into joyous songs of praise!
זַמְּר֣וּ לַיהֹוָ֣ה בְּכִנּ֑וֹר בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר וְק֣וֹל זִמְרָֽה׃
zammeru la-Adonai bekhinnor bekhinnor veqol zimrah
Sing praise to GOD with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.
בַּ֭חֲצֹ֣צְרוֹת וְק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָ֑ר הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לִפְנֵ֤י ׀ הַמֶּ֬לֶךְ יְהֹוָֽה׃
bakhatsotserot veqol shofar hari'u lifne hammelekh Adonai
With trumpets and the blast of the horn raise a shout before GOD, the King.
יִרְעַ֣ם הַ֭יָּם וּמְלֹא֑וֹ תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃
yiram hayyam umelo'o tevel veyosheve vah
Let the sea and all within it thunder, the world and its inhabitants;
נְהָר֥וֹת יִמְחֲאוּ־כָ֑ף יַ֝֗חַד הָרִ֥ים יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃
neharot yimkha'u-khaf yakhad harim yerannenu
let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains sing joyously together
לִ֥פְֽנֵי־יְהֹוָ֗ה כִּ֥י בָא֮ לִשְׁפֹּ֢ט הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ יִשְׁפֹּֽט־תֵּבֵ֥ל בְּצֶ֑דֶק וְ֝עַמִּ֗ים בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ {פ}
lifne-Adonai ki va lishpot ha'arets yishpot-tevel betsedeq ve'ammim bemesharim
at the presence of GOD— who is coming to rule the earth: [God] will rule the world justly, and its peoples with equity.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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