Psalms 96 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 97

¹Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!

KJVThe LORD^H3068 reigneth^H4427^(H8804); let the earth^H776 rejoice^H1523^(H8799); let the multitude^H7227 of isles^H339 be glad^H8055^(H8799) thereof.

² Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

KJVClouds^H6051 and darkness^H6205 are round about^H5439 him: righteousness^H6664 and judgment^H4941 are the habitation^H4349 of his throne^H3678.

³ A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.

KJVA fire^H784 goeth^H3212^(H8799) before^H6440 him, and burneth up^H3857^(H8762) his enemies^H6862 round about^H5439.

⁴ His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.

KJVHis lightnings^H1300 enlightened^H215^(H8689) the world^H8398: the earth^H776 saw^H7200^(H8804), and trembled^H2342^(H8799).

⁵ The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

KJVThe hills^H2022 melted^H4549^(H8738) like wax^H1749 at the presence^H6440 of the LORD^H3068, at the presence^H6440 of the Lord^H113 of the whole earth^H776.

⁶ The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.

KJVThe heavens^H8064 declare^H5046^(H8689) his righteousness^H6664, and all the people^H5971 see^H7200^(H8804) his glory^H3519.

⁷ Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods!

KJVConfounded^H954^(H8799) be all they that serve^H5647^(H8802) graven images^H6459, that boast^H1984^(H8693) themselves of idols^H457: worship^H7812^(H8690) him, all ye gods^H430.

⁸ Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, Yahweh.

KJVZion^H6726 heard^H8085^(H8804), and was glad^H8055^(H8799); and the daughters^H1323 of Judah^H3063 rejoiced^H1523^(H8799) because of thy judgments^H4941, O LORD^H3068.

⁹ For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.

KJVFor thou, LORD^H3068, art high above^H5945 all the earth^H776: thou art exalted^H5927^(H8738) far above^H3966 all gods^H430.

¹⁰ You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

KJVYe that love^H157^(H8802) the LORD^H3068, hate^H8130^(H8798) evil^H7451: he preserveth^H8104^(H8802) the souls^H5315 of his saints^H2623; he delivereth^H5337^(H8686) them out of the hand^H3027 of the wicked^H7563.

¹¹ Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

KJVLight^H216 is sown^H2232^(H8803) for the righteous^H6662, and gladness^H8057 for the upright^H3477 in heart^H3820.

¹² Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.

KJVRejoice^H8055^(H8798) in the LORD^H3068, ye righteous^H6662; and give thanks^H3034^(H8685) at the remembrance^H2143 of his holiness^H6944.

WEB·Psalms 96

¹Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.

KJVO sing^H7891^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068 a new^H2319 song^H7892: sing^H7891^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068, all the earth^H776.

² Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!

KJVSing^H7891^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068, bless^H1288^(H8761) his name^H8034; shew forth^H1319^(H8761) his salvation^H3444 from day^H3117 to day^H3117.

³ Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.

KJVDeclare^H5608^(H8761) his glory^H3519 among the heathen^H1471, his wonders^H6381^(H8737) among all people^H5971.

⁴ For Yahweh is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 is great^H1419, and greatly^H3966 to be praised^H1984^(H8794): he is to be feared^H3372^(H8737) above all gods^H430.

⁵ For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.

KJVFor all the gods^H430 of the nations^H5971 are idols^H457: but the LORD^H3068 made^H6213^(H8804) the heavens^H8064.

⁶ Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

KJVHonour^H1935 and majesty^H1926 are before^H6440 him: strength^H5797 and beauty^H8597 are in his sanctuary^H4720.

⁷ Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of nations, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

KJVGive^H3051^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068, O ye kindreds^H4940 of the people^H5971, give^H3051^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068 glory^H3519 and strength^H5797.

⁸ Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.

KJVGive^H3051^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068 the glory^H3519 due unto his name^H8034: bring^H5375^(H8798) an offering^H4503, and come^H935^(H8798) into his courts^H2691.

⁹ Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.

KJVO worship^H7812^(H8690) the LORD^H3068 in the beauty^H1927 of holiness^H6944: fear^H2342^(H8798) before^H6440 him, all the earth^H776.

¹⁰ Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.

KJVSay^H559^(H8798) among the heathen^H1471 that the LORD^H3068 reigneth^H4427^(H8804): the world^H8398 also shall be established^H3559^(H8735) that it shall not be moved^H4131^(H8735): he shall judge^H1777^(H8799) the people^H5971 righteously^H4339.

¹¹ Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!

KJVLet the heavens^H8064 rejoice^H8055^(H8799), and let the earth^H776 be glad^H1523^(H8799); let the sea^H3220 roar^H7481^(H8799), and the fulness^H4393 thereof.

¹² Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy

KJVLet the field^H7704 be joyful^H5937^(H8799), and all that is therein: then shall all the trees^H6086 of the wood^H3293 rejoice^H7442^(H8762)

¹³ before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.

KJVBefore^H6440 the LORD^H3068: for he cometh^H935^(H8804), for he cometh^H935^(H8804) to judge^H8199^(H8800) the earth^H776: he shall judge^H8199^(H8799) the world^H8398 with righteousness^H6664, and the people^H5971 with his truth^H530.

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