Psa 97 | ABEn | STEP | A psalm to David; when his land is established. The lord reigned. Exult, O earth! Let [ 3 be glad 2 islands 1 many]!

Psalms 97

PSALM 97

The LORD Reigns in Justice and Judgment

A psalm to David; when his land is established.

1 The lord reigned. Exult, O earth! Let [³be glad ²islands ¹many]! 2 There is a cloud and dimness round about him; righteousness and judgment are the success of his throne. 3 Fire [²before ³him ¹shall go forth], and it shall blaze round about his enemies. 4 [²appeared ¹His lightnings] to the inhabitable world; [³beheld ⁴and ⁵shook ¹the ²earth]. 5 The mountains [²as ³beeswax ¹melted away] from the face of the lord; from the face of the lord of all the earth. 6 [³announced ¹The ²heavens] his righteousness; and [⁴beheld ¹all ²the ³peoples] his glory. 7 [⁶were shamed ¹All ²the ones ³doing obeisance to ⁴the ⁵carvings]; the ones boasting in their idols. Let [³do obeisance to ⁴him ¹all ²his angels]! 8 [²heard ³and ⁴was glad ¹Zion]; and [⁴exulted ¹the ²daughters ³of Judea] because of your judgments, O lord. 9 For you the lord are highest over all the earth -- exceedingly. You were greatly exalted above all the gods. 10 The ones loving the lord detest evil. The lord guards the souls of his sacred ones. From out of the hand of the sinner he shall rescue them. 11 Light arose to the just, and [²to the ³straight ⁴in heart ¹gladness]. 12 [²should be glad ¹The just] in the lord, and make acknowledgment to the remembrance of his holiness.