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Psalm 97 Young's Literal Translation

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  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew
  • NT: Textus Receptus
  • Protestant (66 books)
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  • 1898
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YLT Young's Literal Translation
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Jehovah hath reigned, The earth is joyful, many isles rejoice.
1 Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!
2 Cloud and darkness [are] round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.
2 Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3 Fire before Him goeth, And burneth round about His adversaries.
3 A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.
4 Lightened have His lightnings the world, The earth hath seen, and is pained.
4 His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.
5 Hills, like wax, melted before Jehovah, Before the Lord of all the earth.
5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6 The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His honour.
6 The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.
7 Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods.
7 Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods!
8 Zion hath heard and rejoiceth, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Thy judgments, O Jehovah.
8 Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, Yahweh.
9 For Thou, Jehovah, [art] Most High over all the earth, Greatly Thou hast been exalted over all gods.
9 For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
10 Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.
10 You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
11 Light [is] sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart — joy.
11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice, ye righteous, in Jehovah, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness!
12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.
Cross references (12)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Psalm 96:10–11; Psalm 99:1; Colossians 1:13; Psalm 93:1; Psalm 98:4–6
  2. 2 Psalm 89:14; Exodus 19:9; Proverbs 16:12; Hebrews 1:8–9; Genesis 18:25
  3. 3 Psalm 50:3; Hebrews 12:29; Malachi 4:1; Psalm 18:8; 2 Thessalonians 1:8
  4. 4 Psalm 77:18; Revelation 11:19; Exodus 19:16–18; Psalm 104:32; Job 9:6
  5. 5 Nahum 1:5; Micah 1:3–4; Isaiah 24:19–20; Isaiah 64:1–2; Habakkuk 3:6
  6. 6 Isaiah 66:18; Psalm 19:1; Psalm 50:6; 2 Samuel 22:47; Isaiah 45:6
  7. 7 Jeremiah 10:14; Hebrews 1:6; Isaiah 42:17; Leviticus 26:1; Revelation 5:11–14
  8. 8 Psalm 48:11; Revelation 18:20; Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:4–9; Isaiah 62:11
  9. 9 Psalm 95:3; Exodus 18:11; Psalm 83:18; Jeremiah 10:10; Philippians 2:9–11
  10. 10 Proverbs 8:13; Romans 12:9; Psalm 34:14; Jeremiah 15:21; Psalm 145:20
  11. 11 John 12:46; James 5:7–11; Proverbs 4:18; Isaiah 60:1–2; Job 22:28
  12. 12 Psalm 30:4; Philippians 4:4; Psalms 32:11–33:1; Hebrews 12:10; Zephaniah 3:14–17

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XCVI)

    My lord and brother Severus still defers the pleasure we shall feel in his discourse, which he oweth us; for he acknowledgeth, that he is held a debtor.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 97:3 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter VII — 1-13)

    Our summer is the appearing of Christ: "God shall come manifest, our God, and He will not be silent;" "fire shall go before Him:" that fire "shall burn up His enemies:" that fire shall lay hold of the withered trees.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 97:2 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LVI)

    Thus doth God ever appear. "For a cloud and darkness are round about Him;" and, "He sitteth on a light cloud;" and again, "Who maketh clouds His chariot;" and, "A cloud received Him out of their sight;" and, "As the Son of Man coming in the clouds." In order then that they might believe that the voice proceeds from God, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)