Psalms 97
1 Yahweh, hath become king, Let the earth exult, Let the multitude of coastlands rejoice.
Herren er konge; jordi fagne seg, mange øyar glede seg!
2 Clouds and thick darkness, are round about him, Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of his throne.
Skyer og myrker er kringum honom, rettferd og rett er grunnvoll for hans kongsstol.
3 Fire, before him, proceedeth, That it may consume, round about, his adversaries.
Eld gjeng framfyre honom og brenner hans motstandarar rundt ikring.
4 His lightnings, have illumined, the world, The earth, hath seen, and hath trembled;
Hans eldingar lyser upp heimen; jordi ser det og skjelv.
5 The mountains, like wax, have melted, At the presence of Yahweh, At the presence, of the Lord of all the earth.
Bergi brånar som voks for Herren, for Herren yver all jordi.
6 The heavens, have declared, his righteousness, —And all the peoples, have seen, his glory.
Himmelen forkynner hans rettferd, og alle folki hans æra.
7 Let all who serve an image, be ashamed, They who boast themselves in things of nought, Bow down unto him, all ye gods.
Skjemde vert alle som dyrkar bilæte, som rosar seg av avgudar. Alle gudar tilbed honom.
8 Zion, hath heard and rejoiced, And the daughters of Judah, have exulted, Because of thy righteous decisions, O Yahweh:
Sion høyrer det og gled seg, og Judas døtter fagnar seg for dine domar skuld, Herre.
9 For, thou, Yahweh, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly hast thou exalted thyself above all gods.
For du, Herre, er den høgste yver heile jordi, du er høgt upphøgd yver alle gudar.
10 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.
De som elskar Herren, hata det vonde! Han tek vare på sjælerne åt sine trugne, frå handi til dei ugudlege frelsar han deim.
11 Light, is sown for the righteous one, And, for the upright in heart, rejoicing:
Ljos er utsått for den rettferdige, og gleda for dei ærlege i hjarta.
12 Rejoice, ye righteous, in Yahweh, And give ye thanks, at the mention of his holiness.
Gled dykk, de rettferdige, i Herren! Syng lov for hans heilage namn!
