詩篇 97

1 耶和華作王！願地快樂！ 願眾海島歡喜！

The Lord is king, let the earth rejoice: let her many isles be glad.

2 密雲和幽暗在他的四圍； 公義和公平是他寶座的根基。

Clouds and darkness are round about him, justice and right are the base of his throne.

3 有烈火在他前頭行， 燒滅他四圍的敵人。

Fire goes before him, and blazes around his steps,

4 他的閃電光照世界， 大地看見便震動。

his lightnings illumine the world: the earth quakes at the sight.

5 諸山見耶和華的面， 就是全地之主的面，便消化如蠟。

Mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth.

6 諸天表明他的公義； 萬民看見他的榮耀。

The heavens proclaim his justice, all nations behold his glory.

7 願一切事奉雕刻的偶像、 靠虛無之神自誇的，都蒙羞愧。 萬神哪，你們都當拜他。

Shamed are all image-worshippers, who make a boast of their idols. All the gods bow before him.

8 耶和華啊，錫安聽見你的判斷就歡喜； 猶大的城邑也都快樂。

Zion is glad at the tidings, the towns of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, Lord.

9 因為你－耶和華至高，超乎全地； 你被尊崇，遠超萬神之上。

For you are most high over all the earth, greatly exalted above all gods.

10 你們愛耶和華的，都當恨惡罪惡； 他保護聖民的性命， 搭救他們脫離惡人的手。

The Lord loves those who hate evil, he guards the lives of the faithful: from the hand of the wicked he saves them.

11 散布亮光是為義人； 預備喜樂是為正直人。

Light arises for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

12 你們義人當靠耶和華歡喜， 稱謝他可記念的聖名。

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous: give thanks to his holy name.