Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 97

1The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068reignsמָ֭לָךְMa.lokhH4427,let the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoiceתָּגֵ֣לta.GelH1523;let the distantרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227shoresאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339be gladיִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּyis.me.ChuH8055.

2Cloudsעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051and darknessוַעֲרָפֶ֣לva.'a.ra.FelH6205surround Himסְבִיבָ֑יוse.vi.VavH5439;righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664and justiceוּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טu.mish.PatH4941are His throne’sכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678foundationמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349.

3Fireאֵ֭שׁ'eshH784goesתֵּלֵ֑ךְte.LekhH1980before Himלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440and consumesוּתְלַהֵ֖טu.te.la.HetH3857His foesצָרָֽיו׃tza.RavH6862on every sideסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439.

4His lightningבְרָקָ֣יוve.ra.KavH1300illuminatesהֵאִ֣ירוּhe.'I.ruH215the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398;the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776seesרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.TahH7200and tremblesוַתָּחֵ֣לva.ta.ChelH2342.

5The mountainsהָרִ֗יםha.RimH2022meltנָ֭מַסּוּNa.ma.suH4549like waxכַּדּוֹנַ֗גka.do.NagH1749at the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeמִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗יmi.lif.NeiH6440the Lordאֲד֣וֹן'a.DonH113of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6The heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064proclaimהִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046His righteousnessצִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664;allכָל־khol-H3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֣יםha.'a.MimH5971seeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200His gloryכְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ke.vo.DoH3519.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605worshipersעֹ֬בְדֵיoe.deiH5647of imagesפֶ֗סֶלFe.selH6459are put to shameיֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ye.Vo.shuH954—those who boastהַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥יםha.mit.ha.LimH1984in idolsבָּאֱלִילִ֑יםba.'e.li.LimH457.Worshipהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־hish.ta.cha.vu-H7812Him,allכָּל־kol-H3605yougodsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430!

8Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726hearsשָׁמְעָ֬הsha.me.'AhH8085and rejoicesוַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח׀va.tis.MachH8055,and the townsבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063exultוַ֭תָּגֵלְנָהVa.ta.ge.le.nahH1523because ofלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָmish.pa.Tei.khaH4941,O LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,are Most Highעֶלְי֥וֹןel.YonH5945overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;You are exaltedנַ֝עֲלֵ֗יתָna.'a.Lei.taH5927farמְאֹ֥דme.'OdH3966aboveעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

10Hateשִׂנְא֫וּsin.'UH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451,O you who loveאֹהֲבֵ֥י'o.ha.VeiH157the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068!He preservesשֹׁ֭מֵרSho.merH8104the soulsנַפְשׁ֣וֹתnaf.ShotH5315of His saintsחֲסִידָ֑יוcha.si.DavH2623;He delivers themיַצִּילֵֽם׃ya.tzi.LemH5337from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

11Lightא֭וֹר'orH216shinesזָרֻ֣עַza.Ru.a'H2232on the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662,gladnessשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057on the uprightוּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־u.le.yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵ֥בlevH3820.

12Rejoiceשִׂמְח֣וּsim.ChuH8055in the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,you righteous onesצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662,and praiseוְ֝הוֹד֗וּve.ho.DuH3034His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944nameלְזֵ֣כֶרle.Ze.kherH2143.

Commentaries on Psalms 97