Psalms 97 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1יְהוָ֣ה מָ֭לָךְ תָּגֵ֣ל הָאָ֑רֶץ יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃
ADONAI malakh tagel ha'aretz yismechu iyyim rabbim
The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad.
2עָנָ֣ן וַעֲרָפֶ֣ל סְבִיבָ֑יו צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֽוֹ׃
anan va'arafel sevivav tzedek umishpat mekhon kiso
Clouds and darkness are round about Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
3אֵ֭שׁ לְפָנָ֣יו תֵּלֵ֑ךְ וּתְלַהֵ֖ט סָבִ֣יב צָרָֽיו׃
esh lefanav telekh utelahet saviv tzarav
A fire goeth before Him, And burneth up His adversaries round about.
4הֵאִ֣ירוּ בְרָקָ֣יו תֵּבֵ֑ל רָאֲתָ֖ה וַתָּחֵ֣ל הָאָֽרֶץ׃
he'iru verakav tevel ra'ata vattachel ha'aretz
His lightnings lighted up the world; The earth saw, and trembled.
5הָרִ֗ים כַּדּוֹנַ֗ג נָ֭מַסּוּ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗י אֲד֣וֹן כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
harim kaddonag namassu millifne ADONAI millifne adon kal-ha'aretz
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6הִגִּ֣ידוּ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם צִדְק֑וֹ וְרָא֖וּ כָל־הָעַמִּ֣ים כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃
higgidu hashamayim tzidko verau khal-ha'ammim kevodo
The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples saw His glory.
7יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ ׀ כָּל־עֹ֬בְדֵי פֶ֗סֶל הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֝וֹ כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
yevoshu kal-ovde fesel hammithallim ba'elilim hishtachavu-lo kal-elohim
Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, That boast themselves of things of nought; Bow down to Him, all ye gods.
8שָׁמְעָ֬ה וַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח ׀ צִיּ֗וֹן וַ֭תָּגֵלְנָה בְּנ֣וֹת יְהוּדָ֑ה לְמַ֖עַן מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃
sham'a vattismach tziyyon vattagelna benot yehuda lema'an mishpatekha ADONAI
Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced; Because of Thy judgments, O LORD.
9כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה עֶלְי֥וֹן עַל־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ מְאֹ֥ד נַ֝עֲלֵ֗יתָ עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
ki-atta ADONAI elyon al-kal-ha'aretz me'od na'aleta al-kal-elohim
For Thou, LORD, art most high above all the earth; Thou art exalted far above all gods.
10אֹהֲבֵ֥י יְהוָ֗ה שִׂנְא֫וּ רָ֥ע שֹׁ֭מֵר נַפְשׁ֣וֹת חֲסִידָ֑יו מִיַּ֥ד רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יַצִּילֵֽם׃
ohave ADONAI sinu ra' shomer nafshot chasidav miyyad resha'im yatzilem
O ye that love the LORD, hate evil; He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivered them out of the hand of the wicked.
11א֭וֹר זָרֻ֣עַ לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵ֥ב שִׂמְחָֽה׃
or zarua latzaddik uleyishre-lev simcha
Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
12שִׂמְח֣וּ צַ֭דִּיקִים בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ לְזֵ֣כֶר קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃
simchu tzaddikim baADONAI vehodu lezekher kadsho
Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; And give thanks to His holy name.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.