Chapter 97
Let the Earth Rejoice
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The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤕𐤂𐤋 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅
יְהוָ֣ה מָ֭לָךְ הָאָ֑רֶץ תָּגֵ֣ל רַבִּֽים׃ אִיִּ֥ים יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּ Yah·weh mā·lāḵ hā·’ā·reṣ tā·ḡêl rab·bîm ’î·yîm yiś·mə·ḥū — WLC · 1
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Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
𐤏𐤍𐤍 𐤅𐤏𐤓𐤐𐤋 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤅 𐤑𐤃𐤒 𐤅𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤊𐤎𐤀𐤅 𐤌𐤊𐤅𐤍
עָנָ֣ן וַעֲרָפֶ֣ל סְבִיבָ֑יו צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ מְכ֣וֹן ‘ā·nān wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el sə·ḇî·ḇāw ṣe·ḏeq ū·miš·pāṭ kis·’ōw mə·ḵō·wn — WLC · 2
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Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.
𐤀𐤔 𐤕𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤈 𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤅 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁
אֵ֭שׁ תֵּלֵ֑ךְ לְפָנָ֣יו וּתְלַהֵ֖ט צָרָֽיו׃ סָבִ֣יב ’êš tê·lêḵ lə·p̄ā·nāw ū·ṯə·la·hêṭ ṣā·rāw sā·ḇîḇ — WLC · 3
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His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
𐤁𐤓𐤒𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤅 𐤕𐤁𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤇𐤋
בְרָקָ֣יו הֵאִ֣ירוּ תֵּבֵ֑ל הָאָֽרֶץ׃ רָאֲתָ֖ה וַתָּחֵ֣ל ḇə·rā·qāw hê·’î·rū tê·ḇêl hā·’ā·reṣ rā·’ă·ṯāh wat·tā·ḥêl — WLC · 4
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The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤌𐤎𐤅 𐤊𐤃𐤅𐤍𐤂 𐤌𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑
הָרִ֗ים נָ֭מַסּוּ כַּדּוֹנַ֗ג מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗י אֲד֣וֹן כָּל־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃ hā·rîm nā·mas·sū kad·dō·w·naḡ mil·lip̄·nê Yah·weh mil·lip̄·nê ’ă·ḏō·wn kāl- hā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 5
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The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.
𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤅
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם הִגִּ֣ידוּ צִדְק֑וֹ כָל־ הָעַמִּ֣ים וְרָא֖וּ כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ haš·šā·ma·yim hig·gî·ḏū ṣiḏ·qōw ḵāl hā·‘am·mîm wə·rā·’ū kə·ḇō·w·ḏōw — WLC · 6
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All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all [you] gods!
𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 𐤐𐤎𐤋 𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤅 𐤄𐤌𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 𐤋𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
כָּל־ עֹ֬בְדֵי פֶ֗סֶל יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ ל֝וֹ כָּל־ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ kāl- ‘ō·ḇə·ḏê p̄e·sel yê·ḇō·šū ham·miṯ·hal·lîm bā·’ĕ·lî·lîm hiš·ta·ḥă·wū- lōw kāl- ’ĕ·lō·hîm — WLC · 7
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Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
צִיּ֗וֹן שָׁמְעָ֬ה וַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח׀ בְּנ֣וֹת יְהוּדָ֑ה וַ֭תָּגֵלְנָה לְמַ֖עַן מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃ ṣî·yō·wn šā·mə·‘āh wat·tiś·maḥ bə·nō·wṯ yə·hū·ḏāh wat·tā·ḡê·lə·nāh lə·ma·‘an miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā Yah·weh — WLC · 8
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For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤍𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕 𐤌𐤀𐤃 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה עֶלְי֥וֹן עַל־ כָּל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ נַ֝עֲלֵ֗יתָ מְאֹ֥ד עַל־ כָּל־ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ kî- ’at·tāh Yah·weh ‘el·yō·wn ‘al- kāl- hā·’ā·reṣ na·‘ă·lê·ṯā mə·’ōḏ ‘al- kāl- ’ĕ·lō·hîm — WLC · 9
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Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤅 𐤓𐤏 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤓 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤌 𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌
שִׂנְא֫וּ רָ֥ע אֹהֲבֵ֥י יְהוָ֗ה שֹׁ֭מֵר נַפְשׁ֣וֹת חֲסִידָ֑יו יַצִּילֵֽם׃ מִיַּ֥ד רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים śin·’ū rā‘ ’ō·hă·ḇê Yah·weh šō·mēr nap̄·šō·wṯ ḥă·sî·ḏāw yaṣ·ṣî·lêm mî·yaḏ rə·šā·‘îm — WLC · 10
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Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
𐤀𐤅𐤓 𐤆𐤓𐤏 𐤋𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤋𐤁
א֭וֹר זָרֻ֣עַ לַצַּדִּ֑יק שִׂמְחָֽה׃ וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־ לֵ֥ב ’ō·wr zā·ru·a‘ laṣ·ṣad·dîq śim·ḥāh ū·lə·yiš·rê- lêḇ — WLC · 11
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Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤅 𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤋𐤆𐤊𐤓
שִׂמְח֣וּ בַּֽיהוָ֑ה צַ֭דִּיקִים וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ לְזֵ֣כֶר śim·ḥū Yah·weh ṣad·dî·qîm wə·hō·w·ḏū qā·ḏə·šōw lə·zê·ḵer — WLC · 12