Psalms 98:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The LORD demonstrates his power to deliver; in the sight of the nations he reveals his justice.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הוֹדִ֣יעַ יְ֭הוָה יְשׁוּעָת֑וֹ לְעֵינֵ֥י הַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם גִּלָּ֥ה צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Hōdīaʿ YHWH yeshūʿātō to-ʿēnē the-gōyim gillāh ṣidqātō

Grammar Details

• *Hōdīaʿ*: verb, hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - made known/revealed
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *yeshūʿātō*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his salvation
• *ʿēnē*: noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of
• *gōyim*: noun, masculine plural - nations/gentiles
• *gillāh*: verb, piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - revealed/uncovered
• *ṣidqātō*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his righteousness

Word Meanings

• *Hōdīaʿ*: made known/revealed/declared
• *yeshūʿātō*: his salvation/deliverance/victory
• *gōyim*: nations/gentiles/peoples
• *gillāh*: revealed/uncovered/disclosed
• *ṣidqātō*: his righteousness/justice/vindication

Referenced Verses

• Isa 52:10 : 10 The LORD reveals his royal power in the sight of all the nations; the entire earth sees our God deliver.
• Isa 62:2 : 2 Nations will see your vindication, and all kings your splendor. You will be called by a new name that the LORD himself will give you.
• Isa 49:6 : 6 he says,“Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
• Ps 22:31 : 31 They will come and tell about his saving deeds; they will tell a future generation what he has accomplished.
• Ps 24:5 : 5 Such godly people are rewarded by the LORD, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.
• Isa 45:21-25 : 21 Tell me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with one another! Who predicted this in the past? Who announced it beforehand? Was it not I, the LORD? I have no peer, there is no God but me, a God who vindicates and delivers; there is none but me. 22 Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer. 23 I solemnly make this oath– what I say is true and reliable:‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm; 24 they will say about me,“Yes, the LORD is a powerful deliverer.”’” All who are angry at him will cower before him. 25 All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the LORD and will boast in him.
• Isa 46:13 : 13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away; I am bringing my salvation near, it does not wait. I will save Zion; I will adorn Israel with my splendor.”
• Jer 23:6 : 6 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by:‘The LORD has provided us with justice.’
• Matt 28:19 : 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
• Mark 16:15 : 15 He said to them,“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
• Luke 2:30-32 : 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation 31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples: 32 a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
• Luke 3:6 : 6 and all humanity will see the salvation of God.’”
• John 16:8-9 : 8 And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and righteousness and judgment– 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;
• Rom 1:17 : 17 For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written,“The righteous by faith will live.”
• Rom 3:21-26 : 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God(although it is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed– 22 namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. 24 But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 25 God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed. 26 This was also to demonstrate his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness.
• Rom 9:30 : 30 Israel’s Rejection Culpable What shall we say then?– that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
• Rom 10:3-4 : 3 For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. 4 For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.
• Rom 10:18 : 18 But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, they have: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.
• Phil 3:9 : 9 and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ’s faithfulness– a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ’s faithfulness.
• Titus 2:13 : 13 as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
• 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, have been granted a faith just as precious as ours.