Passage

Psalms 97.9

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"7. Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images, That boast themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye gods. 8. Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced, Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah."

"9. For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods."

"10. O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 11. Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart." (Psalms 97:7-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods! 8. Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of your judgments, Yahweh."

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

"10. You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. 11. Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart." (Psalms 97:7-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"7. Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. 8. Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD."

"9. For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods."

"10. Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 11. Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart." (Psalms 97:7-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods. 8. Zion hath heard and rejoiceth, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Thy judgments, O Jehovah."

"9. For Thou, Jehovah, [art] Most High over all the earth, Greatly Thou hast been exalted over all gods."

"10. Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them. 11. Light [is] sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart, joy." (Psalms 97:7-11, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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