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OET (OET-RV) His lightning lights up the world.
⇔ The earth sees it and trembles.
OET-LV lightnings_of_his They_light_up [the]_world it_sees and_trembles the_earth/land.
UHB הֵאִ֣ירוּ בְרָקָ֣יו תֵּבֵ֑ל רָאֲתָ֖ה וַתָּחֵ֣ל הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ‡
(hēʼirū ⱱərāqāyv tēⱱēl rāʼₐtāh vattāḩēl hāʼāreʦ.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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 Ἀλαλάξατε τῷ Θεῷ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, ᾄσατε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε καὶ ψάλατε.
(Alalaxate tōi Theōi pasa haʸ gaʸ, asate kai agalliasthe kai psalate. )
BrTr Shout to God, all the earth; sing, and exult, and sing psalms.
ULT His lightning lights up the world;
⇔ the earth sees and trembles.
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.
WEBBE His lightning lights up the world.
⇔ The earth sees, and trembles.
WMBB (Same as above)
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.
Moff 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.
Drby His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
RV His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
Wbstr His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
KJB-1769 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
KJB-1611 His lightnings inlightned the world: the earth sawe, and trembled.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps His lightninges gaue a lyght vnto the worlde: the earth sawe it and trembled.
(His lightnings gave a light unto the world: the earth saw it and trembled.)
Gnva 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. )
Cvdl His lightenynges geue shyne vnto the worlde, the earth seyth it & is afraied.
(His lightnings give shyne unto the world, the earth seyth it and is afraied.)
Wycl Al erthe, make ye hertli ioye to God; synge ye, and make ye ful out ioye, and seie ye salm.
(All earth, make ye/you_all hertli joy to God; sing ye/you_all, and make ye/you_all full out joy, and say ye/you_all psalm.)
Luth Seine Blitze leuchten auf den Erdboden; das Erdreich siehet und erschrickt.
(Seine Blitze leuchten on/in/to the Erdboden; the Erdreich siehet and erschrickt.)
ClVg 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. Because not/no quibusdam only datus it_is Christus.
Ps 97 God is greatly exalted over the gods and over all the earth. Awe-inspiring phenomena accompany his coming. Even the created order is visibly affected and the wicked perish, but the people of Zion love his coming and rejoice.
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
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
the earth sees and trembles
(Some words not found in UHB: lights_up lightnings_of,his world sees and,trembles the=earth/land )
The writer speaks of the earth as if it were a person who sees what Yahweh does and trembles in fear. Alternate translation: “like a person, the earth sees and trembles”
trembles
(Some words not found in UHB: lights_up lightnings_of,his world sees and,trembles the=earth/land )
shakes with fear