New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 97

The Lord’s Power and Dominion.

1The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068reignsמָ֭לָךְMa.lokhH4427, let theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoiceתָּגֵ֣לta.GelH1523;Let the manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227islandsאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339be gladיִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּyis.me.ChuH8055.

2Cloudsעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051and thickוַעֲרָפֶ֣לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205surroundסְבִיבָ֑יוse.vi.VavH5439Him;Righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664and justiceוּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טu.mish.PatH4941are the foundationמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349of His throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678.

3Fireאֵ֭שׁ'eshH784goesתֵּלֵ֑ךְte.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440Him Andburnsוּתְלַהֵ֖טu.te.la.HetH3857up His adversariesצָרָֽיו׃tza.RavH6862roundH5439aboutH5439.

4Hislightningsבְרָקָ֣יוve.ra.KavH1300litהֵאִ֣ירוּhe.'I.ruH215up the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398;The earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.TahH7200andtrembledוַתָּחֵ֣לva.ta.ChelH2342.

5The mountainsהָרִ֗יםha.RimH2022meltedנָ֭מַסּוּNa.ma.suH4549like waxכַּדּוֹנַ֗גka.do.NagH1749at the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,At the presenceמִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗יmi.lif.NeiH6440of theLordH136of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6Theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064declareהִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046His righteousnessצִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664, Andallכָל־khol-H3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֣יםha.'a.MimH5971have seenוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200His gloryכְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ke.vo.DoH3519.

7Let allכָּל־kol-H3605those be ashamedיֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ye.Vo.shuH954who serveעֹ֬בְדֵיoe.deiH5647gravenH6459imagesפֶ֗סֶלFe.selH6459,Who boastהַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥יםha.mit.ha.LimH1984themselves ofidolsבָּאֱלִילִ֑יםba.'e.li.LimH457;Worshipהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־hish.ta.cha.vu-H7812Him, allכָּל־kol-H3605yougodsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

8Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726heardשָׁמְעָ֬הsha.me.'AhH8085this andwas gladוַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח׀va.tis.MachH8055,And the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063have rejoicedוַ֭תָּגֵלְנָהVa.ta.ge.le.nahH1523Becauseלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָmish.pa.Tei.khaH4941, O Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9For You are the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Mostעֶלְי֥וֹןel.YonH5945HighH5945overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;You are exaltedנַ֝עֲלֵ֗יתָna.'a.Lei.taH5927farמְאֹ֥דme.'OdH3966aboveעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

10Hateשִׂנְא֫וּsin.'UH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451,you who loveאֹהֲבֵ֥י'o.ha.VeiH157the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Whopreservesשֹׁ֭מֵרSho.merH8104the soulsנַפְשׁ֣וֹתnaf.ShotH5315of His godlyH2623onesH2623; Hedeliversיַצִּילֵֽם׃ya.tzi.LemH5337them from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

11Lightא֭וֹר'orH216is sownזָרֻ֣עַza.Ru.a'H2232like seedfor the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662Andgladnessשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057for the uprightוּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־u.le.yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵ֥בlevH3820.

12Begladשִׂמְח֣וּsim.ChuH8055in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,you righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662onesH6662, Andgiveוְ֝הוֹד֗וּve.ho.DuH3034thanksH3034to His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944nameלְזֵ֣כֶרle.Ze.kherH2143.

The Lord’s Power and Dominion.

Commentaries on Psalms 97