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He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/97.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O you who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/97.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/97.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/97.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/97.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hate evil, you who love the LORD, Who watches over the souls of His godly ones; He saves them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/97.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Hate evil, you who love the LORD, Who preserves the souls of His godly ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/97.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Hate evil, you who love the LORD, Who preserves the souls of His godly ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/97.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Hate evil, you who love Yahweh, Who keeps the souls of His holy ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/97.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You who love the LORD, hate evil; He protects the souls of His godly ones (believers), He rescues them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/97.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful ones; he rescues them from the power of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/97.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of His godly ones; He rescues them from the power of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/97.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/97.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Love the LORD and hate evil! God protects his loyal people and rescues them from violence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/97.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/97.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let those who love the LORD hate evil. The one who guards the lives of his godly ones will rescue them from the power of wicked people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/97.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD loves those who hate evil; he protects the lives of his people; he rescues them from the power of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/97.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Hate evil, you who love the LORD! He guards the lives of those who love him, delivering them from domination by the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/97.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/97.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/97.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You who love the LORD, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his faithful ones. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/97.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/97.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/97.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You who love YHWH, hate evil, "" He is keeping the souls of His saints, "" He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/97.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/97.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hate evil, ye loving Jehovah: he watched the souls of his godly ones; he will deliver them from the hand of the unjust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/97.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You that love the Lord, hate evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints, he will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/97.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 96:10>You who love the Lord: hate evil. The Lord watches over the souls of his holy ones. He will free them from the hand of the sinner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/97.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You who love the LORD, hate evil, he protects the souls of the faithful, rescues them from the hand of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/97.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD loves those who hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/97.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You who love the LORD, hate evil; he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/97.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The lovers of LORD JEHOVAH hate evil, and he will keep the souls of his righteous ones and he will save them from the hand of the wicked,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/97.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/97.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye that love the Lord, hate evil; the Lord preserves the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of sinners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/97-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12175" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/97.htm">Let the Earth Rejoice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śin·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">Hate</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ō·hă·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">O you who love</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD!</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: mêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">He preserves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">the souls</a> <a href="/hebrew/2623.htm" title="2623: ḥă·sî·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Kind, pious. From chacad; properly, kind, i.e. pious.">of His saints;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: yaṣ·ṣî·lêm (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">He delivers them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a></span><br />To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a></span><br />Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15</a></span><br />Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a></span><br />For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-11.htm">1 Peter 3:11</a></span><br />He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-14.htm">Psalm 34:14</a></span><br />Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-104.htm">Psalm 119:104</a></span><br />I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-22.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:22</a></span><br />Abstain from every form of evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">2 Timothy 2:19</a></span><br />Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-23.htm">Jude 1:23</a></span><br />save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.</p><p class="hdg">ye that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-14.htm">Psalm 91:14</a></b></br> Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></b></br> And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to <i>his</i> purpose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/8-3.htm">1 Corinthians 8:3</a></b></br> But if any man love God, the same is known of him.</p><p class="hdg">hate</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-14.htm">Psalm 34:14</a></b></br> Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4</a></b></br> He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way <i>that is</i> not good; he abhorreth not evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-27.htm">Psalm 37:27</a></b></br> Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.</p><p class="hdg">preserveth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Psalm 31:23</a></b></br> O love the LORD, all ye his saints: <i>for</i> the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28,39,40</a></b></br> For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/145-20.htm">Psalm 145:20</a></b></br> The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.</p><p class="hdg">delivereth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Psalm 125:3</a></b></br> For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-21.htm">Jeremiah 15:21</a></b></br> And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/3-28.htm">Daniel 3:28</a></b></br> <i>Then</i> Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed <i>be</i> the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Delivereth</a> <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Delivers</a> <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/89-37.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/psalms/89-19.htm">Godly</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-23.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/89-23.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/92-11.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/78-56.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/psalms/66-9.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/psalms/92-2.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/66-9.htm">Preserves</a> <a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Preserveth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-19.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/psalms/72-14.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/94-21.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/106-10.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/107-6.htm">Delivereth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Delivers</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/psalms/116-15.htm">Godly</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/psalms/98-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/102-8.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/103-18.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/psalms/103-4.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/psalms/102-14.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/97-12.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/116-6.htm">Preserves</a> <a href="/psalms/116-6.htm">Preserveth</a> <a href="/psalms/116-15.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/psalms/106-15.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 97</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/97-1.htm">The majesty of God's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">The church rejoices at God's judgments upon idolaters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/97-10.htm">An exhortation to godliness and gladness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The biblical context here aligns with the consistent theme throughout Scripture that God is holy and calls His people to be holy (<a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>). The call to hate evil is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a>, where the fear of the Lord is described as hating evil. This reflects a deep-seated aversion to sin and unrighteousness, which is a natural response for those who are in a covenant relationship with God. The cultural context of ancient Israel was one where idolatry and moral corruption were prevalent, making this exhortation particularly relevant. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament teaching in <a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a>, where believers are instructed to "abhor what is evil; cling to what is good."<p><b>He preserves the souls of His saints;</b><br>This part of the verse assures believers of God's protective care over their spiritual well-being. The term "saints" refers to those set apart for God, His faithful followers. In the historical context of Israel, this preservation was often seen in God's deliverance from physical enemies, but it also points to a deeper spiritual safeguarding. Theologically, this preservation is linked to the doctrine of perseverance, where God sustains the faith of His people. <a href="/psalms/121-7.htm">Psalm 121:7-8</a> similarly speaks of God keeping the soul of the believer. This preservation is not just temporal but eternal, as seen in the New Testament promise of eternal life (<a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28</a>).<p><b>He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's active role in rescuing His people from those who seek to harm them. The "hand of the wicked" symbolizes the power and influence of evil forces, whether human or spiritual. Throughout biblical history, God repeatedly delivered Israel from their enemies, as seen in the Exodus from Egypt and the victories in the Promised Land. This deliverance is a type of the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who saves believers from sin and death (<a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13</a>). The prophetic aspect of this deliverance is fulfilled in Christ's victory over Satan and the promise of His return, where He will fully and finally defeat all wickedness (<a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, representing God, who is the object of love and devotion for believers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_saints.htm">The Saints</a></b><br>Refers to the faithful followers of God, those who are set apart for His purposes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Represents those who oppose God and His ways, often causing harm or injustice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_believers.htm">The Believers</a></b><br>Those who love the LORD and are called to hate evil, aligning themselves with God's righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/loving_god_and_hating_evil.htm">Loving God and Hating Evil</a></b><br>Loving God involves a commitment to His values, which includes a strong aversion to evil. This is not just a passive dislike but an active stance against sin and injustice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_preservation.htm">God's Preservation</a></b><br>Believers can find comfort in knowing that God actively preserves their souls. This assurance should encourage them to live boldly in faith, trusting in His protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_from_wickedness.htm">Deliverance from Wickedness</a></b><br>God's deliverance is both spiritual and practical. While He may not always remove us from difficult situations immediately, He provides strength and guidance to overcome the influence of the wicked.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_faith.htm">Active Faith</a></b><br>The call to hate evil requires believers to engage in active faith, making choices that reflect God's righteousness in their daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_97.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 97</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_''voice_of_the_archangel''_mean.htm">What does it mean to hate evil and love good?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_1914_key_to_jehovah's_witnesses.htm">When is it appropriate to love or hate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_teach_about_hate.htm">What does the Bible teach about hate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_hating_evil,_loving_good.htm">What does it mean to hate evil and love good?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/97.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Ye that love the Lord.</span>--Notwithstanding certain points of similarity between this verse and <a href="/context/psalms/34-10.htm" title="The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.">Psalm 34:10-20</a>; <a href="/psalms/37-28.htm" title="For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.">Psalm 37:28</a>, and between <a href="/psalms/97-12.htm" title="Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.">Psalm 97:12</a> and <a href="/psalms/32-11.htm" title="Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous: and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart.">Psalm 32:11</a>, the psalmist shows himself at the close more than a compiler--a true poet.<p><span class= "bld">Hate evil.</span>--It is better to point for the indicative, <span class= "ital">They who love Jehovah, hate evil, </span>in order to avoid the awkward transition in the next clause. This practical test of true religion can never be obsolete. Love of God implies the hatred of all He hates. A heathen writer has expressed this in a striking way. Philosophy, holding a dialogue with Lucian, is made to say, "To love and to hate, they say, spring from the same source." To which he replies, "That, O Philosophy, should be best known to you. My business is to hate the bad, and to love and commend the good, and that I stick to."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/97.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye that love the Lord, hate evil.</span> The psalmist ends his strain with an exhortation to the faithful - an exhortation, first of all, to "hate evil." God hates evil (<a href="/psalms/45-7.htm">Psalm 45:7</a>); evil will separate them from God, evil will be their destruction. Therefore let them hate and abhor it. It is indifference to evil, that, more than anything else, lays men open to the assaults of Satan. <span class="cmt_word">He preserveth the souls of his saints</span>. He (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> Jehovah) watches tenderly over the souls of his saints - his holy loving ones, and preserves them in being, keeps them from destruction, and <span class="cmt_word">delivereth them out</span> <span class="cmt_word">of the hand of the wicked.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/97-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O you who love</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹהֲבֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·hă·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hate</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂנְא֫וּ</span> <span class="translit">(śin·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil!</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He preserves</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁ֭מֵר</span> <span class="translit">(mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the souls</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשׁ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of His saints;</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲסִידָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·sî·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2623.htm">Strong's 2623: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kind, pious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He delivers them</span><br /><span class="heb">יַצִּילֵֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaṣ·ṣî·lêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the hand</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיַּ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked.</span><br /><span class="heb">רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/97-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 97:10 You who love Yahweh hate evil (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/97-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 97:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 97:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/97-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 97:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 97:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>