< Psalms 97 >
1 Yahweh reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad.
LORD to reign to rejoice [the] land: country/planet to rejoice coastland many
2 Clouds and darkness surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
cloud and cloud around him righteousness and justice foundation throne his
3 Fire goes before him and consumes his adversaries on every side.
fire to/for face: before his to go: went and to kindle around enemy his
4 His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
to light lightning his world to see: see and to twist: tremble [the] land: country/planet
5 The mountains melt like wax before Yahweh, the Lord of the whole earth.
mountain: mount like/as wax to melt from to/for face: before LORD from to/for face: before lord all [the] land: country/planet
6 The skies declare his justice, and all the nations see his glory.
to tell [the] heaven righteousness his and to see: see all [the] people glory his
7 All those who worship carved figures will be shamed, those who boast in worthless idols— bow down to him, all you gods!
be ashamed all to serve: minister idol [the] to boast: boast in/on/with idol to bow to/for him all God
8 Zion heard and was glad, and the towns of Judah rejoiced because of your righteous decrees, Yahweh.
to hear: hear and to rejoice Zion and to rejoice daughter Judah because justice: judgement your LORD
9 For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
for you(m. s.) LORD high upon all [the] land: country/planet much to ascend: establish upon all God
10 You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He protects the lives of his saints, and he takes them out of the hand of the wicked.
to love: lover LORD to hate bad: evil to keep: guard soul: life pious his from hand: power wicked to rescue them
11 Light is sown for the righteous and gladness for those with honest hearts.
light to sow to/for righteous and to/for upright heart joy
12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous; and give thanks when you remember his holiness.
to rejoice righteous in/on/with LORD and to give thanks to/for memorial holiness his