Psalms 97
1 Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!
LORD to reign to rejoice [the] land: country/planet to rejoice coastland many
2 Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
cloud and cloud around him righteousness and justice foundation throne his
3 A fire goes before him, and burns up 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 at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of 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 heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.
to tell [the] heaven righteousness his and to see: see all [the] people glory his
7 Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship 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. The daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, 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 preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers 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 the upright in heart.
light to sow to/for righteous and to/for upright heart joy
12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.
to rejoice righteous in/on/with LORD and to give thanks to/for memorial holiness his
