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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 97 BSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/97.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap//psalms/97-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BSB</a> > Psalm 97</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/berean/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/96.htm" title="Psalm 96">◄</a> Psalm 97 <a href="../psalms/98.htm" title="Psalm 98">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Berean Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/psalms/97.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Let the Earth Rejoice<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; <p class="indent2"> let the distant shores be glad. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Clouds and darkness surround Him; <p class="indent2"> righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Fire goes before Him <p class="indent2"> and consumes His foes on every side. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>His lightning illuminates the world; <p class="indent2"> the earth sees and trembles. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The mountains melt like wax <p class="indent2"> at the presence of the LORD, <p class="indent2"> before the Lord of all the earth. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The heavens proclaim His righteousness; <p class="indent2"> all the peoples see His glory. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>All worshipers of images are put to shame—<p class="indent2"> those who boast in idols. <p class="indent2"> Worship Him, all you gods! <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Zion hears and rejoices, <p class="indent2"> and the towns of Judah exult <p class="indent2"> because of Your judgments, O LORD. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; <p class="indent2"> You are exalted far above all gods. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! <p class="indent2"> He preserves the souls of His saints; <p class="indent2"> He delivers them from the hand of the wicked. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Light shines<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> on the righteous, <p class="indent2"> gladness on the upright in heart. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/97-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, <p class="indent2"> and praise His holy name.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> One Hebrew manuscript, LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts <i>Light is sown</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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