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Psalm 97:8-10
New English Translation
Psalm 97:8-10
New English Translation
8 Zion hears and rejoices,
the towns[a] of Judah are happy,
because of your judgments, O Lord.
9 For you, O Lord, are the Most High[b] over the whole earth;
you are elevated high above all gods.
10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!
He protects[c] the lives of his faithful followers;
he delivers them from the power[d] of the wicked.
Footnotes
- Psalm 97:8 tn Heb “daughters.” The term “daughters” refers to the cities of Judah surrounding Zion (see Ps 48:11 and H. Haag, TDOT 2:336).
- Psalm 97:9 sn The divine title “Most High” (עֶלְיוֹן ʿelyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Pss 7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 21:7; 47:2.
- Psalm 97:10 tn The participle may be verbal, though it might also be understood as substantival and appositional to “the Lord.” In this case one could translate, “Hate evil, you who love the Lord, the one who protects the lives…and delivers them.”
- Psalm 97:10 tn Heb “hand.”
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