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Psalm 97:7–12

7 Let all those be ashamed who serve agraven images,

Who boast themselves of bidols;

1cWorship Him, all you 2gods.

8 Zion 1heard this and awas glad,

And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced

Because of Your judgments, O Lord.

9 For You are the Lord aMost High over all the earth;

You are exalted far babove all 1gods.

10 aHate evil, you who love the Lord,

Who bpreserves the souls of His godly ones;

He cdelivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 aLight is sown like seed for the righteous

And bgladness for the upright in heart.

12 Be aglad in the Lord, you righteous ones,

And bgive thanks 1to His holy name.

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Psalm 97:7–12 — The New International Version (NIV)

All who worship images are put to shame,

those who boast in idols—

worship him, all you gods!

Zion hears and rejoices

and the villages of Judah are glad

because of your judgments, Lord.

For you, Lord, are the Most High over all the earth;

you are exalted far above all gods.

10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil,

for he guards the lives of his faithful ones

and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light shines on the righteous

and joy on the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous,

and praise his holy name.

Psalm 97:7–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

All worshipers of images are put to shame,

who make their boast in worthless idols;

worship him, all you gods!

Zion hears and is glad,

and the daughters of Judah rejoice,

because of your judgments, O Lord.

For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;

you are exalted far above all gods.

10 O you who love the Lord, hate evil!

He preserves the lives of his saints;

he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light is sown for the righteous,

and joy for the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

and give thanks to his holy name!

Psalm 97:7–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Confounded be all they that serve graven images,

That boast themselves of idols:

Worship him, all ye gods.

Zion heard, and was glad;

And the daughters of Judah rejoiced

Because of thy judgments, O Lord.

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.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous;

And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Psalm 97:7–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Those who worship idols are disgraced—

all who brag about their worthless gods—

for every god must bow to him.

Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced,

and all the towns of Judah are glad

because of your justice, O Lord!

For you, O Lord, are supreme over all the earth;

you are exalted far above all gods.

10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!

He protects the lives of his godly people

and rescues them from the power of the wicked.

11 Light shines on the godly,

and joy on those whose hearts are right.

12 May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord

and praise his holy name!

Psalm 97:7–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,

Who boast of idols.

Worship Him, all you gods.

Zion hears and is glad,

And the daughters of Judah rejoice

Because of Your judgments, O Lord.

For You, Lord, are most high above all the earth;

You are exalted far above all gods.

10 You who love the Lord, 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.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous,

And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

Psalm 97:7–12 — New Century Version (NCV)

Those who worship idols should be ashamed;

they brag about their gods.

All the gods should worship the Lord.

When Jerusalem hears this, she is glad,

and the towns of Judah rejoice.

They are happy because of your judgments, Lord.

You are the Lord Most High over all the earth;

you are supreme over all gods.

10 People who love the Lord hate evil.

The Lord watches over those who follow him

and frees them from the power of the wicked.

11 Light shines on those who do right;

joy belongs to those who are honest.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, you who do right.

Praise his holy name.

Psalm 97:7–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images,

That boast themselves of idols:

Worship him, all ye gods.

Zion heard and was glad,

And the daughters of Judah rejoiced,

Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

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.

12 Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous;

And give thanks to his holy memorial name.

Psalm 97:7–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols. Worship him, all ye gods.

Zion heard, and rejoiced; and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O Jehovah. For thou, Jehovah, art the Most High above all the earth; thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods. 10 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 joy for the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in Jehovah, ye righteous; and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.

Psalm 97:7–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Everyone who worships idols 

and brags about false gods will be put to shame. 

All the gods will bow to him. 

Zion hears about this and rejoices. 

The people of Judah are delighted with your judgments, O Lord

You, O Lord, the Most High, are above the whole earth. 

You are highest. You are above all the gods. 

10 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. 

11 Light dawns for righteous people

and joy for those whose motives are decent. 

12 Find joy in the Lord, you righteous people. 

Give thanks to him as you remember how holy he is. 

Psalm 97:7–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

All who serve carved images,

those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.

All the gods must worship Him.

Zion hears and is glad,

and the towns of Judah rejoice

because of Your judgments, Lord.

For You, Lord,

are the Most High over all the earth;

You are exalted above all the gods.

10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!

He protects the lives of His godly ones;

He rescues them from the power of the wicked.

11 Light dawns for the righteous,

gladness for the upright in heart.

12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones,

and praise His holy name.

Psalm 97:7–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

All worshipers of images are put to shame,

those who make their boast in worthless idols;

all gods bow down before him.

Zion hears and is glad,

and the towns of Judah rejoice,

because of your judgments, O God.

For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;

you are exalted far above all gods.

10 The Lord loves those who hate evil;

he guards the lives of his faithful;

he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light dawns for the righteous,

and joy for the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

and give thanks to his holy name!

Psalm 97:7–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Let all who serve an image be ashamed,

those who boast about idols.

Worship him, all you gods.

Zion hears and is glad,

and the daughters of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments, O Yahweh.

For you, O Yahweh, are most high over all the earth.

You are highly exalted above all gods.

10 You who love Yahweh, hate evil.

He protects the lives of his faithful;

he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light is sown for the righteous,

and joy for the upright in heart.

12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous,

and give thanks to his holy name.

Psalm 97:7–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

All who worship statues of gods or brag about them are put to shame.

All you gods, worship the Lord!

Zion hears about it and is filled with joy.

Lord, the villages of Judah are glad

because of how you judge.

Lord, you are the Most High God.

You rule over the whole earth.

You are honored much more than all gods.

10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil.

He guards the lives of those who are faithful to him.

He saves them from the power of sinful people.

11 The light of his favor shines on those who do what is right.

Joy comes to those whose hearts are honest.

12 You who are godly, be glad because of what the Lord has done.

Praise him, because his name is holy.


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