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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ.
¶ Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινὸν, ὅτι θαυμαστὰ ἐποίησεν ὁ Κύριος· ἔσωσεν αὐτῷ ἡ δεξιὰ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ βραχίων ὁ ἅγιος αὐτοῦ.
( psalmos tōi Dawid.
¶ Asate tōi Kuriōi asma kainon, hoti thaumasta epoiaʸsen ho Kurios; esōsen autōi haʸ dexia autou, kai ho braⱪiōn ho hagios autou. )

BrTr A Psalm of David.
¶ Sing to the Lord a new song; for the Lord has wrought wonderful works, his right hand, and his holy arm, have wrought salvation for him.

ULT Yahweh reigns; let the earth rejoice;
⇔ let the many coastlands be glad.

UST Yahweh is the king!
⇔ I want everyone on the earth to be glad
⇔ and the people who live on the islands in the oceans to also rejoice about that!

OEB The Lord is king, let the earth rejoice:
⇔ let her many isles be glad.

WEBBE The LORD reigns!
⇔ Let the earth rejoice!
⇔ Let the multitude of islands be glad!

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord reigns!
⇔ Let the earth be happy!
⇔ Let the many coastlands rejoice!

LSV YHWH has reigned,
The earth is joyful, many islands rejoice.

FBV The Lord reigns! Let the earth be glad, and distant lands be full of joy!

T4T Yahweh is the king!
⇔ I want everyone on the earth to be glad/happy,
⇔ and the people who live on the islands in the oceans to also rejoice about that!

LEB No LEB PSA 97:1 verse available

BBE The Lord is King, let the earth have joy; let all the sea-lands be glad.

Moff The Eternal reigns! Let earth rejoice,
⇔ let many a shore be glad.

JPS The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad.

ASV Jehovah reigneth; let the earth rejoice;
⇔ Let the multitude of isles be glad.

DRA A psalm for David himself. Sing ye to the Lord anew canticle: because he hath done wonderful things. His right hand hath wrought for him salvation, and his arm is holy.

YLT Jehovah hath reigned, The earth is joyful, many isles rejoice.

Drby Jehovah reigneth: let the earth be glad, let the many isles rejoice.

RV The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad.

Wbstr The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad.

KJB-1769 The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.[fn]
(The LORD reignth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. )

97.1 multitude…: Heb. many, or, great isles

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]The LORD raigneth, let the earth reioyce: let the multitude of Isles bee glad thereof.
(¶ The LORD reignth, let the earth reioyce: let the multitude of Isles be glad thereof.)

97:1 Heb. many, or, great Isles.

Bshps God raigneth, the earth shalbe glad: the multitude of the Iles shalbe glad therof.
(God reignth, the earth shall be glad: the multitude of the Iles shall be glad thereof.)

Gnva The Lord reigneth: let the earth reioyce: let the multitude of the yles be glad.
(The Lord reignth: let the earth reioyce: let the multitude of the yles be glad. )

Cvdl The LORDE is kynge, the earth maye be glad therof: yee the multitude of the Iles maie be glad therof.
(The LORD is king, the earth may be glad thereof: ye/you_all the multitude of the Iles may be glad thereof.)

Wyc The seuen and nyntithe salm hath no title. Singe ye a newe song to the Lord; for he hath do merueils. His riyt hond and his hooli arm; hath maad heelthe to hym.
(The seven and nyntithe psalm hath/has no title. Singe ye/you_all a new song to the Lord; for he hath/has do merueils. His right hand and his holy arm; hath/has made heelthe to him.)

Luth Der HErr ist König; des freue sich das Erdreich, und seien fröhlich die Inseln, soviel ihrer ist.
(The LORD is king; the freue itself/yourself/themselves the Erdreich, and seien fröhlich the Inseln, soviel of_their/her is.)

ClVg Psalmus ipsi David. [Cantate Domino canticum novum, quia mirabilia fecit. Salvavit sibi dextera ejus, et brachium sanctum ejus.[fn]
(Psalmus ipsi David. [Cantate Master canticum novum, because mirabilia fecit. Salvavit sibi dextera his, and brachium holy his. )

97.1 Psalmus David. CASS. Tertius psalmus eorum qui de utroque adventu agunt: in quibus est causa spei per misericordiam primi adventus, et timoris per judicium secundi: hæc, etsi sæpe iterentur, tamen semper nova pro verborum et sententiarum varia descriptione. Cantate Domino. CASS. Primo ait de ostensione salvatricis dexteræ. Salvavit. AUG. Majus est quod totum orbem a morte æterna erexit, quam quod mortuos suscitavit. Sibi. Multi salvantur corporaliter, sed sibi, non ei: qui accepta corporali sanitate lasciviunt, sed qui per fidem intus sanantur, ei sanantur, vel se salvant.

97.1 Psalmus David. CASS. Tertius psalmus their who about both adventu agunt: in to_whom it_is causa spei through misericordiam primi adventus, and timoris through yudicium secundi: these_things, etsi sæpe iterentur, tamen always nova for verborum and sententiarum varia descriptione. Cantate Master. CASS. Primo he_said about ostensione salvatricis dexteræ. Salvavit. AUG. Mayus it_is that totum orbem from morte æterna erexit, how that mortuos suscitavit. Sibi. Multi salvantur corporaliter, but sibi, not/no ei: who accepta corporali sanitate lasciviunt, but who through faith intus sanantur, to_him sanantur, or se salvant.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

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(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH reigns rejoice the=earth/land glad coastlands many )

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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH reigns rejoice the=earth/land glad coastlands many )

The earth and the coastlands are said to have emotions like people. Alternate translation: “Rejoice and be glad every person on the earth and near the seas”

coastlands

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH reigns rejoice the=earth/land glad coastlands many )

This could mean: (1) “lands near the seas” or (2) “islands.”

Parallel PSA 97:1

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