Psalms 97
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Psalms 97

1The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068reignethמָ֭לָךְMa.lokhH4427;let the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoiceתָּגֵ֣לta.GelH1523;let the multitudeרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227of islesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339be gladיִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּyis.me.ChuH8055thereof.
2Cloudsעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051and darknessוַעֲרָפֶ֣לva.'a.ra.FelH6205areround aboutסְבִיבָ֑יוse.vi.VavH5439him: righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664and judgmentוּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טu.mish.PatH4941arethe habitationמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349of his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678.
3A fireאֵ֭שׁ'eshH784goethH3212beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and burneth upוּתְלַהֵ֖טu.te.la.HetH3857his enemiesצָרָֽיו׃tza.RavH6862round aboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439.
4His lightningsבְרָקָ֣יוve.ra.KavH1300enlightenedהֵאִ֣ירוּhe.'I.ruH215the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398:the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.TahH7200,and trembledוַתָּחֵ֣לva.ta.ChelH2342.
5The hillsהָרִ֗יםha.RimH2022meltedנָ֭מַסּוּNa.ma.suH4549like waxכַּדּוֹנַ֗גka.do.NagH1749at the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,at the presenceמִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲד֣וֹן'a.DonH113of the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
6The heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064declareהִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046his righteousnessצִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664,and all the peopleהָעַמִּ֣יםha.'a.MimH5971seeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200his gloryכְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ke.vo.DoH3519.
7Confoundedיֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ye.Vo.shuH954be all they that serveעֹ֬בְדֵיoe.deiH5647graven imagesפֶ֗סֶלFe.selH6459,that boastהַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥יםha.mit.ha.LimH1984themselves of idolsבָּאֱלִילִ֑יםba.'e.li.LimH457:worshipהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־hish.ta.cha.vu-H7812him, all yegodsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
8Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726heardשָׁמְעָ֬הsha.me.'AhH8085,and was gladוַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח׀va.tis.MachH8055;and the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedוַ֭תָּגֵלְנָהVa.ta.ge.le.nahH1523because of thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָmish.pa.Tei.khaH4941,O Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
9For thou, Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, arthigh aboveעֶלְי֥וֹןel.YonH5945all the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:thou art exaltedנַ֝עֲלֵ֗יתָna.'a.Lei.taH5927far aboveמְאֹ֥דme.'OdH3966all godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
10Ye that loveאֹהֲבֵ֥י'o.ha.VeiH157the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,hateשִׂנְא֫וּsin.'UH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451:he preservethשֹׁ֭מֵרSho.merH8104the soulsנַפְשׁ֣וֹתnaf.ShotH5315of his saintsחֲסִידָ֑יוcha.si.DavH2623;he deliverethיַצִּילֵֽם׃ya.tzi.LemH5337them out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
11Lightא֭וֹר'orH216is sownזָרֻ֣עַza.Ru.a'H2232for the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662,and gladnessשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057for the uprightוּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־u.le.yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵ֥בlevH3820.
12Rejoiceשִׂמְח֣וּsim.ChuH8055in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,ye righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662;and give thanksוְ֝הוֹד֗וּve.ho.DuH3034at the remembranceלְזֵ֣כֶרle.Ze.kherH2143of his holinessקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944.

Commentaries on Psalms 97

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