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Psalm 97

Psa. 97:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Theu Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
reigneth
malak (Hebrew #4427)
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
KJV usage: consult, X indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, X surely.
Pronounce: maw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root
; let the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
rejoice
giyl (Hebrew #1523)
a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
KJV usage: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
Pronounce: gheel
Origin: or (by permutation) guwl {gool}
v; let the τmultitude
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
of isles
'iy (Hebrew #339)
properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
KJV usage: country, isle, island.
Pronounce: ee
Origin: from 183
w be glad
samach (Hebrew #8055)
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
KJV usage: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, X very.
Pronounce: saw-makh'
Origin: a primitive root
thereof.
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Psa. 99:1• 1The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. (Psa. 99:1)
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Psa. 2:11• 11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psa. 2:11)
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many, or, great.
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Isa. 60:9• 9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. (Isa. 60:9)

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Earth,
Islands; Isles

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-6:  The majesty of God's kingdom.
7-9:  The church rejoices at God's judgments upon idolaters.
10-12:  An exhortation to godliness and gladness.
A.M. 3000.
B.C. 1004.
Lord.
Psa. 93:1• 1The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. (Psa. 93:1)
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Psa. 96:10‑11• 10Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
 11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. (Psa. 96:10‑11)
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Psa. 99:1• 1The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. (Psa. 99:1)
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Obad. 21• 21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's. (Obad. 21)
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Matt. 3:3• 3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. (Matt. 3:3)
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Matt. 6:10,13• 10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
 13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matt. 6:10,13)
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Mark 11:10• 10Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. (Mark 11:10)
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Col. 1:13• 13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: (Col. 1:13)
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Rev. 11:17• 17Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. (Rev. 11:17)
the earth.
Psa. 2:11• 11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psa. 2:11)
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Psa. 98:4‑6• 4Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
 5Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
 6With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King. (Psa. 98:4‑6)
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Isa. 49:13• 13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. (Isa. 49:13)
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Luke 2:10‑11• 10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
 11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:10‑11)
let the multitude of isles.
Heb. let the many, or greatisles.
Gen. 10:5• 5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. (Gen. 10:5)
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Isa. 11:11• 11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. (Isa. 11:11)
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Isa. 24:14‑16• 14They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
 15Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
 16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. (Isa. 24:14‑16)
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Isa. 41:5• 5The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. (Isa. 41:5)
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Isa. 42:4,10‑12• 4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
 10Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
 11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
 12Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands. (Isa. 42:4,10‑12)
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Isa. 49:1• 1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isa. 49:1)
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Isa. 51:5• 5My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. (Isa. 51:5)
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Isa. 60:9• 9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. (Isa. 60:9)
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Isa. 66:19• 19And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. (Isa. 66:19)
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Zeph. 2:11• 11The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen. (Zeph. 2:11)
• Book 4, Series 2. The Jews restored. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• In Psalm 97, He is actually coming in clouds. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 94-101” by J.N. Darby)
• The Lord appears. He comes in full power to reign (vs. 1). (“Book 4.” by B. Anstey)
• (vs. 1) The psalm opens with an anticipation of the joy and gladness of the whole earth when the Lord actually reigns. (“Psalms 97” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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