98:3 He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. 1
All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us. 2
98:9 before the Lord!
For he comes to judge the earth!
He judges the world fairly, 3
and the nations in a just manner.
1 tn Heb “he remembers his loyal love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel.”
2 tn Heb “the deliverance of our God,” with “God” being a subjective genitive (= God delivers).
3 tn The verbal forms in v. 9 probably describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, though they may depict in dramatic fashion the outworking of divine judgment or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions (“will judge…”).