Salmenes 97
1 Herren er blitt konge; jorden fryde sig, mange øer glede sig!
Yahweh, hath become king, Let the earth exult, Let the multitude of coastlands rejoice.
2 Skyer og mørke er rundt omkring ham, rettferd og rett er hans trones grunnvoll.
Clouds and thick darkness, are round about him, Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of his throne.
3 Ild går foran hans åsyn og setter hans fiender i brand rundt omkring.
Fire, before him, proceedeth, That it may consume, round about, his adversaries.
4 Hans lyn oplyser jorderike; jorden ser det og bever.
His lightnings, have illumined, the world, The earth, hath seen, and hath trembled;
5 Fjellene smelter som voks for Herrens åsyn, for all jordens herres åsyn.
The mountains, like wax, have melted, At the presence of Yahweh, At the presence, of the Lord of all the earth.
6 Himlene kunngjør hans rettferdighet, og alle folkene ser hans ære.
The heavens, have declared, his righteousness, —And all the peoples, have seen, his glory.
7 Til skamme blir alle de som dyrker utskårne billeder, som roser sig av avguder; tilbed ham, alle guder!
Let all who serve an image, be ashamed, They who boast themselves in things of nought, Bow down unto him, all ye gods.
8 Sion hører det og gleder sig, og Judas døtre fryder sig over dine dommer, Herre!
Zion, hath heard and rejoiced, And the daughters of Judah, have exulted, Because of thy righteous decisions, O Yahweh:
9 For du, Herre, er den Høieste over all jorden, du er såre ophøiet over alle guder.
For, thou, Yahweh, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly hast thou exalted thyself above all gods.
10 I som elsker Herren, hat det onde! Han bevarer sine frommes sjeler; han frir dem ut av de ugudeliges hånd.
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 Lys er utsådd for den rettferdige, og glede for de opriktige av hjertet.
Light, is sown for the righteous one, And, for the upright in heart, rejoicing:
12 Gled eder, I rettferdige i Herren, og pris hans hellige navn!
Rejoice, ye righteous, in Yahweh, And give ye thanks, at the mention of his holiness.
