Psalms 97
1 Yahweh, hath become king, Let the earth exult, Let the multitude of coastlands rejoice.
The Lord is king, let the earth rejoice: let her many isles be glad.
2 Clouds and thick darkness, are round about him, Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of his throne.
Clouds and darkness are round about him, justice and right are the base of his throne.
3 Fire, before him, proceedeth, That it may consume, round about, his adversaries.
Fire goes before him, and blazes around his steps,
4 His lightnings, have illumined, the world, The earth, hath seen, and hath trembled;
his lightnings illumine the world: the earth quakes at the sight.
5 The mountains, like wax, have melted, At the presence of Yahweh, At the presence, of the Lord of all the earth.
Mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth.
6 The heavens, have declared, his righteousness, —And all the peoples, have seen, his glory.
The heavens proclaim his justice, all nations behold his glory.
7 Let all who serve an image, be ashamed, They who boast themselves in things of nought, Bow down unto him, all ye gods.
Shamed are all image-worshippers, who make a boast of their idols. All the gods bow before him.
8 Zion, hath heard and rejoiced, And the daughters of Judah, have exulted, Because of thy righteous decisions, O Yahweh:
Zion is glad at the tidings, the towns of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, Lord.
9 For, thou, Yahweh, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly hast thou exalted thyself above all gods.
For you are most high over all the earth, greatly exalted above all gods.
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.
The Lord loves those who hate evil, he guards the lives of the faithful: from the hand of the wicked he saves them.
11 Light, is sown for the righteous one, And, for the upright in heart, rejoicing:
Light arises for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice, ye righteous, in Yahweh, And give ye thanks, at the mention of his holiness.
Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous: give thanks to his holy name.
