Psalms 97

1 Yahweh he reigns let it be glad the earth let them rejoice islands many.

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

2 Cloud and thick darkness [are] around him [is] righteousness and justice [the] foundation of throne his.

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

3 Fire before him it goes and it may burn up all around opponents his.

Fire goes before him, and blazes around his steps,

4 They light up lightning flashes his [the] world it sees and it trembled the earth.

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

5 Mountains like wax they melt from to before Yahweh from to before [the] lord of all the earth.

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

6 They declare the heavens righteousness his and they see all the peoples glory his.

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

7 Let them be ashamed - all [those who] serve an image those [who] boast in worthless idols bow down to him O all gods.

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

8 It hears and it rejoiced - Zion and they were glad [the] daughters of Judah on account of judgments your O Yahweh.

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

9 For you O Yahweh [are] most high over all the earth exceedingly you are exalted above all gods.

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

10 O [you who] love Yahweh hate evil [he is] protecting [the] lives of faithful [people] his from [the] hand of wicked [people] he delivers them.

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

11 Light [is] sown for the righteous and for [people] upright of heart joy.

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

12 Rejoice O righteous [people] in Yahweh and give thanks to [the] remembrance of holiness his.

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