PSA 97:4 Parallel View

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UST All around the world he sends lightning to flash;
⇔ people on the earth see it, and it causes them to be afraid and to tremble.

BSB His lightning illuminates the world;
⇔ the earth sees and trembles.

OEB his lightnings illumine the world:
⇔ the earth quakes at the sight.

WEB His lightning lights up the world.
⇔ The earth sees, and trembles.

NET His lightning bolts light up the world;
 ⇔ the earth sees and trembles.

LSV His lightnings have lightened the world,
The earth has seen, and is pained.

FBV His flashes of lightning light up the world; the earth watches and trembles.

T4T All around the world he causes lightning to flash;
⇔ people on the earth see it, and it causes them to be afraid and tremble.

LEB • the world; the earth sees and trembles.

BBE His bright flames give light to the world; the earth saw it with fear.

MOF his lightnings illumine the world,
⇔ till earth shivers at the sight;

JPS His lightnings lighted up the world; the earth saw, and trembled.

ASV His lightnings lightened the world:
 ⇔ The earth saw, and trembled.

DRA Sing joyfully to God, all the earth; make melody, rejoice and sing.

YLT Lightened have His lightnings the world, The earth hath seen, and is pained.

DBY His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

RV His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

WBS His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

KJB His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

BB His lightninges gaue a lyght vnto the worlde: the earth sawe it and trembled.
(His lightninges gave a light unto the world: the earth saw it and trembled.)

GNV His lightnings gaue light vnto the worlde: the earth sawe it and was afraide.
(His lightnings gave light unto the world: the earth saw it and was afraid. )

CB His lightenynges geue shyne vnto the worlde, the earth seyth it & is afraied.
(His lightenynges give shyne unto the world, the earth seyth it and is afraied.)

WYC Al erthe, make ye hertli ioye to God; synge ye, and make ye ful out ioye, and seie ye salm.
(Al earth, make ye/you_all hertli joy to God; synge ye, and make ye/you_all full out ioye, and say ye/you_all salm.)

LUT Seine Blitze leuchten auf den Erdboden; das Erdreich siehet und erschrickt.
(Seine Blitze leuchten on the Erdboden; the Erdreich siehet and erschrickt.)

CLV Jubilate Deo, omnis terra; cantate, et exsultate, et psallite.[fn]
(Yubilate Deo, everyone terra; cantate, and exsultate, and psallite.)

97.4 Omnes. ID. Quia non quibusdam tantum datus est Christus.

97.4 Omnes. ID. Quia not/no quibusdam only datus it_is Christus.

BRN Shout to God, all the earth; sing, and exult, and sing psalms.

BrLXX Ἀλαλάξατε τῷ Θεῷ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, ᾄσατε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε καὶ ψάλατε.
(Alalaxate tōi Theōi pasa haʸ gaʸ, asate kai agalliasthe kai psalate. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Darkness and Light

Darkness

Darkness is the absence of light. There was no light until God commanded that light appear. He then made a distinction between light and its absence (Gen 1:2, 4-5, 18). The ninth plague on Egypt was three days of intense darkness, a complete absence of light (Exod 10:21-23).

There is a darkness surrounding God (Exod 20:21; Deut 4:11; 5:23; 2 Sam 22:12; Ps 18:11; 97:2); he dwells in thick darkness (1 Kgs 8:12 // 2 Chr 6:1), and thick darkness is under his feet (2 Sam 22:10 // Ps 18:9). God is unknowable unless he reveals himself.

Darkness often stands for distress and anxiety, or for the confusion and destruction experienced by the wicked (Gen 15:12; Job 12:25; 19:8; Pss 35:6; 107:10, 14; Eccl 5:17; Isa 5:30).

For Job, darkness was like nothingness (Job 3:4-6). It points to death, a land of shadows and gloom, the dwelling place of the dead far from the light of day (Job 10:21-22; 17:12-13; Eccl 6:4).

Evil takes place under the cover of darkness (Job 24:16-17), but darkness cannot be a hiding place from God (Ps 139:11-12; Isa 29:15-16). Darkness often depicts ignorance of God’s will: Knowledge of God is “light,” so lack of knowledge is “darkness” (Job 12:24-25; Matt 4:16; John 1:5; 8:12; 12:35, 46; 1 Jn 1:5; 2:8-9, 11). Moral depravity is described as darkness (Prov 2:13; 4:19; Isa 5:20; 60:2). In the New Testament, darkness is also a metaphor for spiritual ignorance (Matt 4:16; 6:23; Luke 1:79; 11:35; Rom 2:19; Col 1:13). Those who come to know God come out of darkness (Isa 9:2).

A major theme of the Old Testament prophets was the Day of the Lord, which was often associated with darkness (Ezek 32:8; Joel 2:2, 31; Amos 5:18, 20; Zeph 1:15). The New Testament also links darkness with judgment (Matt 8:12; 22:13; 25:30; 2 Pet 2:17; Jude 1:6, 13).

Light

Light was the first thing God created after the heavens and earth (Gen 1:3; see also 1:16). It is a natural symbol for what is pleasant, good, or uplifting (Eccl 11:7; Jas 1:17). When the Israelites left Egypt, they were led by a pillar of cloud and fire that gave them light (Exod 13:21; 14:20) and showed them the way to go (Neh 9:19). Light symbolizes the blessing of the Lord (Job 12:22; 29:2-3; Pss 4:6; 18:28; 44:3; 118:27). God’s servants can extend this blessing by being a light to guide others (Isa 42:6; 49:6). God’s light also exposes sin and brings justice (see Ps 90:8; Isa 51:4).

God himself is described as light (Ps 27:1; Isa 60:19-20; Dan 2:22; 1 Jn 1:5), and he dwells in unapproachable light (see 1 Tim 6:16). Yet he brings his servants into the light (Mic 7:8-9; see also 1 Jn 1:7).

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12; 9:5; 12:46). He brought a revelation (light) from God, but he was more than a revealer—he was himself that revelation (John 1:1-10). Those who receive Jesus, who believe in the Light, receive the right to become children of God (John 1:9-12). They are illumined by his light and come to know God and his salvation (Matt 4:16; Luke 2:32; Acts 13:47; 26:18). They are “children of the light” (John 12:36; 1 Thes 5:5), their allegiance is to the light (1 Jn 1:7), and their conduct is characterized by light—by “what is good and right and true” (Eph 5:8-9).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 1:3-5, 14-18; 15:12; Exod 10:21-23; 14:20; 20:21; 2 Sam 22:10-13; 1 Kgs 8:12; Job 3:3-7; 12:22-25; 15:22; 17:12-13; 34:22; Pss 18:11, 28; 27:1; 97:2-6; 139:11-12; Prov 2:13; 4:18-19; Eccl 11:7-8; Isa 5:20; 9:2; 29:15; 51:4; 60:2-3, 19-20; Dan 2:22; Mic 7:8-9; Matt 4:16; 6:22-23; 8:12; Luke 1:78-79; 2:32; John 1:4-9; 8:12; 9:5; 12:35-36, 46; Acts 13:47; 26:18; Rom 2:19-20; Eph 5:7-14; 1 Thes 5:5-8; 1 Tim 6:16; Jas 1:17; 2 Pet 2:17; 1 Jn 1:5-7; 2:7-11

Parallel PSA 97:4