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Psalms 97:1 — King James Version← Study notes

The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.


Psalms 97:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 97:17 words
HebrewMeaning
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
מָ֭לָךְmālākə
he reignsverbH4427
indeed · be (make · set a · set up) king ···
תָּגֵ֣לtāgēl
let it be gladverbH1523
joy · be joyful · rejoice
הָ/אָ֑רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּyiśəməḥw
let them rejoiceverbH8055
be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···
אִיִּ֥יםʾiyiym
islandsnounH339
isle · island
רַבִּֽיםrabiym
manyadjH7227
-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 97:1

1. ...This Psalm is entitled, “A Psalm of David's, when his land was restored.” Let us refer the whole to Christ, if we wish to keep the road of a right understanding: let us not depart from the corner stone, Ephesians 2:20 lest our understanding suffer a fall: in Him let that become fixed, which wavered with unstable motion; let that rest upon Him, which before was waving to and fro in uncertainty. Whatever doubt a man has in his mind when he hears the Scriptures of God, let…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 97 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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