King James Version

Psalms 98:8

Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

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נְהָר֥וֹתneharotfloodנָהָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “flood”, the ordinary formH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.יִמְחֲאוּyimchavclapמָחָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “clap”, an unfinished actionH4222to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation)clap.כָ֑ףkhafhand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “hand , -dle,”, the ordinary formH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.יַ֝֗חַדyachadalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.הָרִ֥יםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.יְרַנֵּֽנוּyeranenvshoutרָנַןverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “shout”, an unfinished actionH7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let the floods clap their hands; let the mountains sing for joy together;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let the floods clap their hands; Let the hills sing for joy together

Young’s Literal Translation

Floods clap hand, together hills cry aloud,

World English Bible

Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.

Darby Translation

Let the floods clap [their] hands; let the mountains sing for joy together,

Douay-Rheims

Thou didst hear them, O Lord our God: thou wast a merciful God to them, and taking vengeance on all their inventions.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let the floods clap their hands; let the mountains sing for joy together;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The rivers shall clap their hands together; the mountains shall exult.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ποταμοὶ κροτήσουσι χειρὶ ἐπιτοαυτὸ, τὰ ὄρη ἀγαλλιάσονται.