King James Version

Psalms 98:2

The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

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הוֹדִ֣יעַhodiaknowיָדַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יְשׁוּעָת֑וֹyeshuatvodeliveranceיְשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.לְעֵינֵ֥יleeyneto eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…הַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םhagoyimthe Gentileגּוֹיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.גִּלָּ֥הgilahexileגָּלָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “exile”, a completed actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.צִדְקָתֽוֹtsidqatvojusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD hath made known His salvation; His righteousness hath He revealed in the sight of the nations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah hath made known his salvation: His righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the nations.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah hath made known His salvation, Before the eyes of the nations, He hath revealed His righteousness,

World English Bible

Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

Darby Translation

Jehovah hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the nations.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord is great in Sion, and high above all people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD hath made known His salvation; His righteousness hath He revealed in the sight of the nations.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord has made known his salvation, he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγνώρισε Κύριος τὸ σωτήριον αὐτοῦ, ἐναντίον τῶν ἐθνῶν ἀπεκάλυψε τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ.