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OET-LV They_declare the_heavens righteousness_his and_see all the_peoples glory_his.
UHB הִגִּ֣ידוּ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם צִדְק֑וֹ וְרָא֖וּ כָל־הָעַמִּ֣ים כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ ‡
(higgidū hashshāmayim ʦidqō vərāʼū kāl-hāˊammim kəⱱōdō.)
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).
ULT The skies declare his justice,
⇔ and all the nations see his glory.
UST The angels in heaven proclaim that he acts righteously,
⇔ and all the people groups see his glory.
BSB The heavens proclaim His righteousness;
⇔ all the peoples see His glory.
OEB The heavens proclaim his justice,
⇔ all nations behold his glory.
WEB The heavens declare his righteousness.
⇔ All the peoples have seen his glory.
WMB (Same as above)
NET The sky declares his justice,
⇔ and all the nations see his splendor.
LSV The heavens declared His righteousness,
And all the peoples have seen His glory.
FBV The heavens proclaim his goodness; everyone sees his glory.
T4T The angels in [MTY] heaven proclaim that he acts righteously,
⇔ and all the people-groups see his glory.
LEB • and all the peoples see his glory.
BBE The heavens gave out the news of his righteousness, and all the people saw his glory.
MOF the heavens proclaim his high authority,
⇔ all nations see his majesty.
JPS The heavens declared His righteousness, and all the peoples saw His glory.
ASV The heavens declare his righteousness,
⇔ And all the peoples have seen his glory.
DRA With long trumpets, and sound of comet. Make a joyful noise before the Lord our king:
YLT The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His honour.
DBY The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
RV The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples have seen his glory.
WBS The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
KJB-1769 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 PSA book available
BB The heauens haue declared his iustice: and all the people haue seene his glorie.
(The heavens have declared his iustice: and all the people have seen his glory.)
GNV The heauens declare his righteousnes, and all the people see his glory.
(The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. )
CB The very heauens declare his rightuousnes, & all people se his glory.
(The very heavens declare his rightuousnes, and all people see his glory.)
WYC in trumpis betun out with hamer, and in vois of a trumpe of horn. Hertli synge ye in the siyt of the Lord, the king; the see and the fulnesse therof be moued;
(in trumpis betun out with hamer, and in voice of a trumpe of horn. Hertli synge ye/you_all in the sight of the Lord, the king; the sea and the fulnesse therof be moved;)
LUT Die Himmel verkündigen seine Gerechtigkeit, und alle Völker sehen seine Ehre.
(The heaven verkündigen his Gerechtigkeit, and all Völker see his Ehre.)
CLV in tubis ductilibus, et voce tubæ corneæ. Jubilate in conspectu regis Domini:[fn]
(in tubis ductilibus, and voce tubæ corneæ. Yubilate in in_sight king Domini: )
97.6 In tubis ductilibus et voce tubæ corneæ. AUG. Æris, quæ tundendo producuntur, etc., usque ad ut cornu carni hæret, et eam superat. HIERON. In tubis ductilibus, argenteis, more Judæorum. Mystice, productis sub malleo universæ terræ, id est diabolo. AUG. Tribulatio, tunsio est; profectus, productio: talis tuba erat Job, unde quasi tuba insonuit, dicens: Dominus dedit, Dominus abstulit.
97.6 In tubis ductilibus and voce tubæ corneæ. AUG. Æris, which tundendo producuntur, etc., usque to as cornu carni hæret, and her superat. HIERON. In tubis ductilibus, argenteis, more Yudæorum. Mystice, productis under malleo universæ terræ, id it_is diabolo. AUG. Tribulatio, tunsio est; profectus, productio: talis tuba was Yob, whence as_if tuba insonuit, dicens: Master he_gave, Master abstulit.
BRN With trumpets of metal, and the sound of a trumpet of horn make a joyful noise to the Lord before the king.
BrLXX Ἐν σάλπιγξιν ἐλαταῖς, καὶ φωνῇ σάλπιγγος κερατίνης· ἀλαλάξατε ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως Κυρίῳ.
(En salpigxin elatais, kai fōnaʸ salpingos keratinaʸs; alalaxate enōpion tou basileōs Kuriōi. )
97:6 As the Lord enters the world, the testimony of his righteousness resounds from above (50:6).
• Every nation will view the open display of the Lord’s glory (see 8:1; 19:1-4a; 24:7; Isa 40:5).
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 skies declare his justice
(Some words not found in UHB: proclaim the=heavens righteousness,his and,see all the,peoples glory,his )
This could mean: (1) the psalmist speaks as if the skies are Yahweh’s messengers who declare that Yahweh is just. Alternate translation: “Everyone can see that God is just, the same way that everyone can see the skies” or (2) the skies refer to the beings that live in the heavens. Alternate translation: “All those who live in heaven declare that Yahweh is just” (See also: figs-metonymy)