Psalms 97

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

The Lord reigneth: let the earth reioyce: let the multitude of the yles be glad.

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

Cloudes and darkenes are round about him: righteousnesse and iudgement are the foundation of his throne.

3 Fire goes before him, and blazes around his steps,

There shall goe a fire before him, and burne vp his enemies round about.

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

His lightnings gaue light vnto the worlde: the earth sawe it and was afraide.

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

The mountaines melted like waxe at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

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

The heauens declare his righteousnes, and all the people see his glory.

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

Confounded be all they that serue grauen images, and that glory in idoles: worship him all ye gods.

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

Zion heard of it, and was glad: and the daughters of Iudah reioyced, because of thy iudgements, O Lord.

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

For thou, Lord, art most High aboue all the earth: thou art much exalted aboue all gods.

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

Ye that loue the Lord, hate euill: he preserueth the soules of his Saints: hee will deliuer them from the hand of the wicked.

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

Light is sowen for the righteous, and ioy for the vpright in heart.

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

Reioyce ye righteous in the Lord, and giue thankes for his holy remembrance.