Psalms 97

1 YHWH has reigned, The earth is joyful, many islands rejoice.

Herren er konge; jordi fagne seg, mange øyar glede seg!

2 Cloud and darkness [are] around Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.

Skyer og myrker er kringum honom, rettferd og rett er grunnvoll for hans kongsstol.

3 Fire goes before Him, And burns around His adversaries.

Eld gjeng framfyre honom og brenner hans motstandarar rundt ikring.

4 His lightnings have lightened the world, The earth has seen, and is pained.

Hans eldingar lyser upp heimen; jordi ser det og skjelv.

5 Hills, like wax, melted before YHWH, Before the Lord of all the earth.

Bergi brånar som voks for Herren, for Herren yver all jordi.

6 The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory.

Himmelen forkynner hans rettferd, og alle folki hans æra.

7 All servants of a carved image are ashamed, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to Him, all you gods.

Skjemde vert alle som dyrkar bilæte, som rosar seg av avgudar. Alle gudar tilbed honom.

8 Zion has heard and rejoices, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Your judgments, O YHWH.

Sion høyrer det og gled seg, og Judas døtter fagnar seg for dine domar skuld, Herre.

9 For You, YHWH, [are] Most High over all the earth, You have been exalted greatly over all gods.

For du, Herre, er den høgste yver heile jordi, du er høgt upphøgd yver alle gudar.

10 You who love YHWH, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

De som elskar Herren, hata det vonde! Han tek vare på sjælerne åt sine trugne, frå handi til dei ugudlege frelsar han deim.

11 Light [is] sown for the righteous, And joy for the upright of heart.

Ljos er utsått for den rettferdige, og gleda for dei ærlege i hjarta.

12 Rejoice, you righteous, in YHWH, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness!

Gled dykk, de rettferdige, i Herren! Syng lov for hans heilage namn!