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Psalm 98:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 98:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 [a]Let the sea resound and everything in it,
the world[b] and all its inhabitants.
8 Let the rivers clap their hands
and the mountains shout for joy.
9 Let them sing before the Lord, who is coming,
coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice
and the nations with fairness.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 98:7 All creation is exhorted to honor its King (see note on Ps 96:11-12).
- Psalm 98:7 Sea . . . world: the two major areas that contain living things.
- Psalm 98:9 The Lord will come to rule everyone impartially. Jesus announced that the long-awaited coming of the Lord to rule the earth had begun in his ministry (see Mk 1:15: “The kingdom of God is close at hand”). See also note on Ps 96:13.
