Psalm 97

New American Standard Bible

The Lord’s Power and Dominion.

97 ^(A)The Lord ^[a]reigns, may the ^(B)earth rejoice;
May the many ^[b]^(C)islands be joyful.
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 enemies all around.
⁴His ^(H)lightning lit up the world;
The earth saw it 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.

⁷May all those be ashamed who serve ^(N)carved images,
Who boast in ^(O)idols;
^[c]^(P)Worship Him, all you ^[d]gods.
⁸Zion ^[e]heard this and ^(Q)was joyful,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, 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)watches over the souls of His godly ones;
He ^(V)saves 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)joyful in the Lord, you righteous ones,
And ^(Z)praise ^[g]the mention of His holy name.