Psalms 98:9
before the LORD,
What it says
Creation rejoices before the LORD because he comes to judge the earth in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
What it is doing
This verse ends the psalm by making God's just judgment a cause for universal joy.
In context
1A Psalm. 2The LORD has proclaimed His salvation 3He has remembered His love and faithfulness 4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; 5Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, 6With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn 7Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, 8Let the rivers clap their hands, 9before the LORD,