Psalms 9:8
| NET© | He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations. 1 |
| NIV© | He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice. |
| biblegateway Psa 9:8 | |
| NASB© | And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity. |
| biblegateway Psa 9:8 | |
| NLT© | He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. |
| biblegateway Psa 9:8 | |
| MSG© | He decides what is right for us earthlings, gives people their just deserts. |
| biblegateway Psa 9:8 | |
| BBE© | And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples. |
| SABDAweb Psa 9:8 | |
| NRSV© | He judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with equity. |
| bibleoremus Psa 9:8 | |
| NKJV© | He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. |
| biblegateway Psa 9:8 | |
| KJV | And he shall judge <08199> (8799) the world <08398> in righteousness <06664>, he shall minister judgment <01777> (8799) to the people <03816> in uprightness <04339>. |
| NASB© | And He will judge <08199> the world <08398> in righteousness <06664>; He will execute <01777> judgment <01777> for the peoples <03816> with equity <04339>. |
| Hebrew | <04339> Myrsymb <03816> Mymal <01777> Nydy <06664> qdub <08398> lbt <08199> jpsy <01931> awhw |
| NET© [draft] ITL | |
| NET© | He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations. 1 |
| NET© Notes |
1 tn Heb “the peoples.” The imperfect verbal forms in v. 8 either describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions (“will judge…”). |