Psalms 97

1 Jehovah reigns! Let the earth rejoice. Let the multitude of isles be glad.

Yahweh, hath become king, Let the earth exult, Let the multitude of coastlands rejoice.

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Clouds and thick darkness, are round about him, Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of his throne.

3 A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries round about.

Fire, before him, proceedeth, That it may consume, round about, his adversaries.

4 His lightnings lightened the world. The earth saw, and trembled.

His lightnings, have illumined, the world, The earth, hath seen, and hath trembled;

5 The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

The mountains, like wax, have melted, At the presence of Yahweh, At the presence, of the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples have seen his glory.

The heavens, have declared, his righteousness, —And all the peoples, have seen, his glory.

7 Let all those be put to shame who serve graven images, who boast themselves of idols. Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods.

Let all who serve an image, be ashamed, They who boast themselves in things of nought, Bow down unto him, all ye gods.

8 Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

Zion, hath heard and rejoiced, And the daughters of Judah, have exulted, Because of thy righteous decisions, O Yahweh:

9 For thou, Jehovah, are most high above all the earth. Thou are exalted far above all gods.

For, thou, Yahweh, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly hast thou exalted thyself above all gods.

10 O ye who love Jehovah, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his sanctified. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Ye lovers of Yahweh! be haters of wrong, —He preserveth the lives of his men of lovingkindness, From the hand of the lawless, will he rescue them.

11 Light is sown for the righteous man, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Light, is sown for the righteous one, And, for the upright in heart, rejoicing:

12 Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous, and give thanks to the memory of his holiness.

Rejoice, ye righteous, in Yahweh, And give ye thanks, at the mention of his holiness.