Psalm 97 New American Standard Bible 1995

The Lord’s Power and Dominion.

97 ^(A)The Lord ^[a]reigns, let the ^(B)earth rejoice;
Let the many ^[b]^(C)islands be glad.
²^(D)Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
^(E)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
³^(F)Fire goes before Him
And ^(G)burns up His adversaries round about.
⁴His ^(H)lightnings lit up the world;
The earth saw and ^(I)trembled.
⁵The mountains ^(J)melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the ^(K)Lord of the whole earth.
⁶The ^(L)heavens declare His righteousness,
And ^(M)all the peoples have seen His glory.

⁷Let all those be ashamed who serve ^(N)graven images,
Who boast themselves of ^(O)idols;
^[c]^(P)Worship Him, all you ^[d]gods.
⁸Zion ^[e]heard this and ^(Q)was glad,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
⁹For You are the Lord ^(R)Most High over all the earth;
You are exalted far ^(S)above all ^[f]gods.

¹⁰^(T)Hate evil, you who love the Lord,
Who ^(U)preserves the souls of His godly ones;
He ^(V)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(W)Light is sown like seed for the righteous
And ^(X)gladness for the upright in heart.
¹²Be ^(Y)glad in the Lord, you righteous ones,
And ^(Z)give thanks ^[g]to His holy name.

Footnotes

Psalm 97:1 Or has assumed Kingship
Psalm 97:1 Or coastlands
Psalm 97:7 Or All the gods have worshiped Him
Psalm 97:7 Or supernatural powers
Psalm 97:8 Or possibly hears and is glad
Psalm 97:9 Or supernatural powers
Psalm 97:12 Lit for the memory of His holiness

Cross references

New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

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