Psalms 97:8

Psalms 97:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O Lord.

Context of Psalms 97:8

6The sky declares his justice, and all the nations see his splendor. 7All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him. Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O Lord. 9For you, O Lord, are the sovereign king over the whole earth; you are elevated high above all gods. 10You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.

Psalms 97:8 word by word

שָׁמְעָ֬ה וַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח׀ צִיּ֗וֹן וַ֭תָּגֵלְנָה בְּנ֣וֹת יְהוּדָ֑ה לְמַ֖עַן מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• and was gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• and the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• rejoicedגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• because of thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 97:8

• Psalms 48:11Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.
• Isaiah 51:3Certainly the Lord will console Zion; he will console all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the Garden of the Lord. Happiness and joy will be restored to her, thanksgiving and the sound of music.
• Isaiah 52:7How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains the feet of a messenger who announces peace, a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
• Isaiah 62:11Look, the Lord announces to the entire earth: “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘Look, your deliverer comes! Look, his reward is with him and his reward goes before him!’”
• Zephaniah 3:14Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey – on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
• Matthew 21:4This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
• Psalms 52:6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:
• Psalms 58:10The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Revelation 18:20(Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has pronounced judgment against her on your behalf!)
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,

Commentaries on Psalms 97:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Zion heard, and was glad - All the land of Israel, long desolated, heard of the judgments which God had shown among the enemies of his people. And the daughters of Judah - All the villages of the land - Zion as the mother, and all the villages in the country as her daughters, rejoice in the deliverance of God's people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Zion heard, and was glad - The good news came to Zion that all the idols of the pagan were confounded or were overcome: that is, that the Lord reigned. There was joy in Zion that the evils and abominations of idolatry were at an end, and that the worship of Yahweh had taken the place of idol-worship. The idea is, that the displacement of idols, or the fact that they had ceased to be worshipped, was a cause of joy to the worshippers of the true God…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 The faithful servants of God may well rejoice and be glad, because he is glorified; and whatever tends to his honour, is his people's pleasure. Care is taken for their safety. But something more is meant than their lives. The Lord will preserve the souls of his saints from sin, from apostacy, and despair, under their greatest trials. He will deliver them out of the hands of the wicked one, and preserve them safe to his heavenly kingdom. And…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12Jerusalem rejoices at the news of the Lord’s coming, for he brings justice and rescues the upright of heart.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. The exaltation of Zion's king is joy to the righteous and sorrow to the wicked. daughters of Judah--(Compare Psa 48:11).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 97

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings