Psalm 97:1-12
97 Jehovah* himself has become king!+ Let the earth be joyful.+Let the many islands* rejoice.+
2 Clouds and thick gloom are all around him;+Righteousness and judgment are the established place of his throne.+
3 Before him a very fire goes,+And it consumes his adversaries all around.+
4 His lightnings lighted up the productive land;+The earth saw and came to be in severe pains.+
5 The mountains themselves proceeded to melt just like wax on account of Jehovah,*+On account of the Lord* of the whole earth.+
6 The heavens have told forth his righteousness,+And all the peoples have seen his glory.+
7 Let all those serving* any carved image be ashamed,+Those who are making their boast in valueless gods.*+Bow down to him, all YOU gods.*+
8 Zion heard and began to rejoice,+And the dependent towns* of Judah began to be joyful+By reason of your judicial decisions, O Jehovah.+
9 For you, O Jehovah,* are the Most High over all the earth;+You are very high in your ascent over all [other] gods.*+
10 O YOU lovers of Jehovah,*+ hate what is bad.+He is guarding the souls of his loyal ones;+Out of the hand of the wicked ones he delivers them.+
11 Light itself has flashed up* for the righteous one,+And rejoicing even for the ones upright in heart.+
12 Rejoice in Jehovah,* O YOU righteous ones,+And give thanks to his holy memorial.*+
Footnotes
^ See App 1C §8.
^ Or, “coastlands.”
^ See App 1C §8.
^ “Lord of.” Heb., ʼAdhohnʹ.
^ Or, “in worthless gods.” Heb., ba·ʼeli·limʹ; LXX, “in their idols”; Vg, “in their images (likenesses).”
^ “Gods.” Heb., ʼelo·himʹ; LXXSyVg, “his angels.”
^ Or, “those worshiping.” Heb., ʽo·vedhehʹ.
^ Lit., “the daughters.”
^ See App 1C §8.
^ “Gods.” Heb., ʼelo·himʹ.
^ See App 1C §8.
^ “Has flashed up,” TLXXSyVg and one Heb. ms; M, “is sown.” Compare 112:4 ftn.
^ See App 1C §8.
^ Or, “to the memory of his holiness.”
