Psalms 97
Psalm 97 proclaims that YHWH reigns, evoking cosmic awe with fire consuming foes, lightning illuminating the world, and mountains melting like wax before the Adonai of all the earth; the heavens declare his righteousness as idol-worshipers are shamed and all gods bow to him.[1][2][3] Zion rejoices at YHWH's judgments, affirming him as Most High over all; he protects his faithful who hate evil, sowing light and gladness for the righteous who rejoice in his holy name.[1][2][3]
Word-by-Word
Translation column shows two renderings:
- SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
- SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 2 | מָ֭לָךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 malakhe |
he reigned as king
reigns
|
HVqp3ms | H4427 |
| 3 | תָּגֵ֣ל 𐤕𐤂𐤋 tagel |
she will whirl in exultation
it will rejoice
|
HVqi3fs | H1523 |
| 4 | הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) |
the earth
the earth
|
HTd/Ncbsa | H776 |
| 5 | יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 yisemechu samka (Kirundi) |
let them rejoice
let them rejoice
|
HVqi3mp | H8055 |
| 6 | אִיִּ֥ים 𐤀𐤉𐤉𐤌 iyim |
distant coastlands
distant coastlands
|
HNcmpa | H339 |
| 7 | רַבִּֽים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim |
many
great ones
|
HAampa | H7227 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עָנָ֣ן 𐤏𐤍𐤍 anan |
covering-cloud
covering-cloud
|
HNcmsa | H6051 |
| 2 | וַ/עֲרָפֶ֣ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤐𐤋 vaarafel |
and dense gloom
and dense gloom
|
HC/Ncmsa | H6205 |
| 3 | סְבִיבָ֑י/ו 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤅 sevivayv |
his surroundings
around him
|
HNcbpc/Sp3ms | H5439 |
| 4 | צֶ֥דֶק 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq |
righteousness
righteousness
|
HNcmsa | H6664 |
| 5 | וּ֝/מִשְׁפָּ֗ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 umishepat |
and judgment
and judgment
|
HC/Ncmsa | H4941 |
| 6 | מְכ֣וֹן 𐤌𐤊𐤅𐤍 mekhon |
established foundation of
foundation of
|
HNcmsc | H4349 |
| 7 | כִּסְאֽ/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤀/𐤅 kiseo |
his throne
his throne
|
HNcmsc/Sp3ms | H3678 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֵ֭שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh |
fire
fire
|
HNcbsa | H784 |
| 2 | לְ/פָנָ֣י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv |
before his face
before his face
|
HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms | H6440 |
| 3 | תֵּלֵ֑ךְ 𐤕𐤋𐤊 telekhe |
you will go
goes
|
HVqi3fs | H3212 |
| 4 | וּ/תְלַהֵ֖ט 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤈 utelahet latà (Kimbundu) |
and she fiercely blazes
and it blazes intensely
|
HC/Vpi3fs | H3857 |
| 5 | סָבִ֣יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv |
surrounding area
around
|
HNcbsa | H5439 |
| 6 | צָרָֽי/ו 𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤅 tsarayv |
his constrictors
his enemies
|
HNcmpc/Sp3ms | H6862 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הֵאִ֣ירוּ 𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤅 heiru |
they caused to shine
they caused to illuminate
|
HVhp3cp | H215 |
| 2 | בְרָקָ֣י/ו 𐤁𐤓𐤒𐤉/𐤅 veraqayv |
his lightning-flashes
his lightning-flashes
|
HNcmpc/Sp3ms | H1300 |
| 3 | תֵּבֵ֑ל 𐤕𐤁𐤋 tevel |
inhabited world
the inhabited world
|
HNcfsa | H8398 |
| 4 | רָאֲתָ֖ה 𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤄 raatah |
she saw
she saw
|
HVqp3fs | H7200 |
| 5 | וַ/תָּחֵ֣ל 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤋 vatachel chula (Bemba) |
and she caused to writhe
and it trembled
|
HC/Vqw3fs | H2342 |
| 6 | הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) |
the earth
the earth
|
HTd/Ncbsa | H776 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הָרִ֗ים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim |
mountains
mountains
|
HNcmpa | H2022 |
| 2 | כַּ/דּוֹנַ֗ג 𐤊/𐤃𐤅𐤍𐤂 kadonag |
like beeswax
like wax
|
HRd/Ncmsa | H1749 |
| 3 | נָ֭מַסּוּ 𐤍𐤌𐤎𐤅 namasu |
They melted away
they melted away
|
HVNp3cp | H4549 |
| 4 | מִ/לִּ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 milifeney |
from the face of
from before
|
HR/R/Ncbpc | H6440 |
| 5 | יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 6 | מִ֝/לִּ/פְנֵ֗י 𐤌/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 milifeney-2 |
from the face of
from before
|
HR/R/Ncbpc | H6440 |
| 7 | אֲד֣וֹן 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 adon |
master of
lord of
|
HNcmsc | H113 |
| 8 | כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) |
entirety of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 9 | הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) |
the earth
the earth
|
HTd/Ncbsa | H776 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הִגִּ֣ידוּ 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 higidu |
they made known
they declared
|
HVhp3cp | H5046 |
| 2 | הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) |
the lofty-heights
the heavens
|
HTd/Ncmpa | H8064 |
| 3 | צִדְק֑/וֹ 𐤑𐤃𐤒/𐤅 tsideqo |
his righteousness
his righteousness
|
HNcmsc/Sp3ms | H6664 |
| 4 | וְ/רָא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤅 verau |
and they saw
and they saw
|
HC/Vqp3cp | H7200 |
| 5 | כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) |
all of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 6 | הָ/עַמִּ֣ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim |
the gathered peoples
the peoples
|
HTd/Ncmpa | H5971 |
| 7 | כְּבוֹדֽ/וֹ 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤅 kevodo |
his weightiness
his glory
|
HNcbsc/Sp3ms | H3519 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤅 yevoshu |
they will be ashamed
they will be ashamed
|
HVqi3mp | H954 |
| 2 | כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) |
entirety of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 3 | עֹ֬בְדֵי 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 ovedey |
serving ones of
serving ones of
|
HVqrmpc | H5647 |
| 4 | פֶ֗סֶל 𐤐𐤎𐤋 fesel |
carved image
carved image
|
HNcmsa | H6459 |
| 5 | הַ/מִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 hamitehalelim |
the self-boasting ones
the self-boasting ones
|
HTd/Vtrmpa | H1984 |
| 6 | בָּ/אֱלִילִ֑ים 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 baelilim |
worthless idols
in worthless idols
|
HRd/Ncmpa | H457 |
| 7 | הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ 𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 hishetachavu |
they bowed themselves down
they bowed themselves down
|
HVvv2mp | H7812 |
| 8 | ל֝/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo |
to him
|
HR/Sp3ms | |
| 9 | כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) |
entirety of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 10 | אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) |
mighty ones
Elohim
|
HNcmpa | H430 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שָׁמְעָ֬ה 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤄 shameah |
she heard
she heard
|
HVqp3fs | H8085 |
| 2 | וַ/תִּשְׂמַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤇 vatisemach samka (Kirundi) |
and you rejoiced
and was glad
|
HC/Vqw3fs | H8055 |
| 3 | צִיּ֗וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion |
Tsiyon
Tsion
|
HNp | H6726 |
| 4 | וַ֭/תָּגֵלְנָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤍𐤄 vatagelenah |
and they exulted
and they exulted
|
HC/Vqw3fp | H1523 |
| 5 | בְּנ֣וֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 benot |
daughters of
daughters of
|
HNcfpc | H1323 |
| 6 | יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah |
Yah Is Praised
Yehudah
|
HNp | H3063 |
| 7 | לְמַ֖עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan |
in order that
because of
|
HR | H4616 |
| 8 | מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤊 mishepateykha |
your judicial rulings
your judgments
|
HNcmpc/Sp2ms | H4941 |
| 9 | יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah |
you
you
|
HPp2ms | H859 |
| 3 | יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 4 | עֶלְי֥וֹן 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 eleyon |
Highest One
Highest One
|
HAamsa | H5945 |
| 5 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
over
|
HR | H5921 |
| 6 | כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) |
entirety of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 7 | הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) |
the earth
the earth
|
HTd/Ncbsa | H776 |
| 8 | מְאֹ֥ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod |
with great force
very
|
HD | H3966 |
| 9 | נַ֝עֲלֵ֗יתָ 𐤍𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕 naaleyta Aleya (Bemba) |
you have been lifted up
you are exalted
|
HVNp2ms | H5927 |
| 10 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 |
upon
above
|
HR | H5921 |
| 11 | כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) |
entirety of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 12 | אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) |
mighty ones
Elohim
|
HNcmpa | H430 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֹהֲבֵ֥י 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉 ohavey hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) |
lovers of
lovers of
|
HVqrmpc | H157 |
| 2 | יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 3 | שִׂנְא֫וּ 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤅 sineu |
Hate!
Hate!
|
HVqv2mp | H8130 |
| 4 | רָ֥ע 𐤓𐤏 ra |
bad
evil
|
HAamsa | H7451 |
| 5 | שֹׁ֭מֵר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer |
the guarding one
the one who keeps
|
HVqrmsa | H8104 |
| 6 | נַפְשׁ֣וֹת 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅𐤕 nafeshot |
breathing beings of
lives of
|
HNcbpc | H5315 |
| 7 | חֲסִידָ֑י/ו 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤅 chasidayv |
his covenant-loyal ones
his covenant-loyal ones
|
HAampc/Sp3ms | H2623 |
| 8 | מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad |
from hand of
from hand of
|
HR/Ncbsc | H3027 |
| 9 | רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim |
wicked men
wicked men
|
HAampa | H7563 |
| 10 | יַצִּילֵֽ/ם 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤌 yatsilem |
he will snatch them away
he will deliver them
|
HVhi3ms/Sp3mp | H5337 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | א֭וֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or |
light
light
|
HNcbsa | H216 |
| 2 | זָרֻ֣עַ 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zarua |
sown one
is sown
|
HVqsmsa | H2232 |
| 3 | לַ/צַּדִּ֑יק 𐤋/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 latsadiq |
to the righteous one
to the righteous one
|
HRd/Aamsa | H6662 |
| 4 | וּֽ/לְ/יִשְׁרֵי 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉 uleyisherey |
and to upright ones of
and for the upright ones of
|
HC/R/Aampc | H3477 |
| 5 | לֵ֥ב 𐤋𐤁 lev |
inner core of
heart
|
HNcmsa | H3820 |
| 6 | שִׂמְחָֽה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) |
glad rejoicing
glad joy
|
HNcfsa | H8057 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שִׂמְח֣וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 simechu samka (Kirundi) |
Rejoice!
Rejoice!
|
HVqv2mp | H8055 |
| 2 | צַ֭דִּיקִים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim |
righteous ones
righteous ones
|
HAampa | H6662 |
| 3 | בַּֽ/יהוָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
in Yahweh
in Yahweh
|
HR/Np | H3068 |
| 4 | וְ֝/הוֹד֗וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤅 vehodu yidika (Kikongo) |
and they acknowledged
and give thanks
|
HC/Vhv2mp | H3034 |
| 5 | לְ/זֵ֣כֶר 𐤋/𐤆𐤊𐤓 lezekher |
for remembrance of
for the remembrance of
|
HR/Ncmsc | H2143 |
| 6 | קָדְשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤅 qadesho |
his holiness
his holiness
|
HNcmsc/Sp3ms | H6944 |