Psalms 97:9

97:8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.

For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

KJV

For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.

For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

For you, LORD, are high above all the earth: you are exalted far above all gods.

97:10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

What does Psalms 97:9 mean?

Psalms 97:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), עֶלְיוֹן (ʻelyôwn), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

Hebrew interlinear

For

thou,

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

art

high

aboveעֶלְיוֹןʻelyôwn/el-yone'/H5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme

all

the

earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

thou

art

exaltedעָלָהʻâlâh/aw-law'/H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

far

aboveמְאֹדmᵉʼôd/meh-ode'/H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

all

gods.אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 97:9.

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 97:9 say?

Psalms 97:9 (King James Version) reads: "For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods."

Is Psalms 97:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 97:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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