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OET (OET-RV) The mountains melt like wax when Yahweh comes—
⇔ the master of the whole earth.
OET-LV Mountains like_the_wax they_melt from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH from_to/for_face/front/presence the_master_of all_of the_earth/land.
UHB הָרִ֗ים כַּדּוֹנַ֗ג נָ֭מַסּוּ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗י אֲד֣וֹן כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ‡
(hārim kaddōnag nāmaşşū millifənēy yhwh millifənēy ʼₐdōn kāl-hāʼāreʦ.)
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 Ψάλατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν κιθάρᾳ, ἐν κιθάρᾳ καὶ φωνῇ ψαλμοῦ.
(psalate tōi Kuriōi en kithara, en kithara kai fōnaʸ psalmou. )
BrTr Sing to the Lord with a harp, with a harp, and the voice of a psalm.
ULT The mountains melt like wax before Yahweh,
⇔ the Lord of the whole earth.
UST The mountains melt like wax in front of Yahweh,
⇔ in front of the one who is the Lord, who rules over all the earth.
BSB The mountains melt like wax
⇔ at the presence of the LORD,
⇔ before the Lord of all the earth.
OEB Mountains melt like wax
⇔ before the Lord of all the earth.
WEBBE The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD,
⇔ at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
⇔ before the Lord of the whole earth.
LSV Hills, like wax, melted before YHWH,
Before the Lord of all the earth.
FBV The mountains melt like wax in the presence of the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
T4T The mountains/hills melt like wax in front of Yahweh,
⇔ the one who is the Lord, who rules over all the earth.
LEB • The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
BBE The mountains became like wax at the coming of the Lord, at the coming of the Lord of all the earth.
Moff the mountains melt like wax
⇔ before the Lord of all the earth;
JPS The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
ASV The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah,
⇔ At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
DRA Sing praise to the Lord on the harp, on the harp, and with the voice of a psalm:
YLT Hills, like wax, melted before Jehovah, Before the Lord of all the earth.
Drby The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
RV The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth;
Wbstr The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the LORD of the whole earth.
KJB-1769 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
KJB-1611 The hilles melted like waxe at the presence of the LORD: at the presence of the LORD of the whole earth.
(The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD: at the presence of the LORD of the whole earth.)
Bshps The hylles melted lyke waxe at the presence of God: at the presence of the Lorde of the whole earth.
(The hills melted like wax at the presence of God: at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.)
Gnva The mountaines melted like waxe at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
(The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. )
Cvdl The hilles melt like wax at the presence of ye LORDE, at the presence of the LORDE of the whole earth.
(The hills melt like wax at the presence of ye/you_all LORD, at the presence of the LORD of the whole earth.)
Wycl Singe ye to the Lord in an harpe, in harpe and vois of salm;
(Singe ye/you_all to the Lord in an harp, in harp and voice of salm;)
Luth Berge zerschmelzen wie Wachs vor dem HErr’s, vor dem Herrscher des ganzen Erdbodens.
(mountains/hills zerschmelzen as/like wax before/in_front_of to_him LORD’s, before/in_front_of to_him Lordscher the entire Erdbodens.)
ClVg Psallite Domino in cithara; in cithara et voce psalmi;[fn]
(Psallite Master in cithara; in cithara and voice psalmi; )
97.5 Jubilate. CASS. Secundo dicit omnibus modis laudandum esse et annuntiandum, quia venit judex.
97.5 Yubilate. CASS. Secundo he_says to_all modis laudandum esse and annuntiandum, because he_came yudex.
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 / simile
The mountains melt like wax before Yahweh
(Some words not found in UHB: mountains like_the,wax melt from=to/for=face/front/presence YHWH from=to/for=face/front/presence master_of all/each/any/every the=earth/land )
The writer speaks of the mountains crumbling before Yahweh as if they were wax that was exposed to a fire. Alternate translation: “The mountains are unable to stand as Yahweh comes near” or “The mountains crumble in Yahweh’s presence”