Psalms 97 · Verse 10

Psalms 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.
Psalms 97:10, King James Version

Psalms 97:10 in other translations

BSBHate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
WEBYou who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
ASVO ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
YLTYe who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.
DARBYYe that love Jehovah, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints, he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
BBEYou who are lovers of the Lord, be haters of evil; he keeps the souls of his saints; he takes them out of the hand of sinners.
WebsterYe 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 97:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 97:10-12
10-12. Let gratitude for the blessings of providence and grace incite saints (Psa 4:3) to holy living. Spiritual blessings are in store, represented by light (Psa 27:1) and gladness.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Ye that love the Lord hate evil - Because it is inconsistent with his love to you, as well as your love to him. He preserveth the souls of his saints - The saints, חסידיו chasidaiv, his merciful people: their souls - lives, are precious in his sight. He preserves them; keeps them from every evil, and every enemy. Out of the hand of the wicked - From his power and influence.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 97:8-12

The faithful servants of God may well rejoice and be glad, because he is glorified; and whatever tends to his honour, is his people's pleasure. Care is taken for their safety. But something more is meant than their lives. The Lord will preserve the souls of his saints from sin, from apostacy, and despair, under their greatest trials. He will deliver them out of the hands of the wicked one, and preserve them safe to…

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Psalms 97:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֹהֲבֵ֥י'o.ha.VeiO [you who] loveH157
יְהוָ֗הYah.weh<of> YahwehH3068
שִׂנְא֫וּsin.'UhateH8130
רָ֥עra'evilH7451
שֹׁ֭מֵרSho.mer[he is] protectingH8104
נַפְשׁ֣וֹתnaf.Shot[the] lives ofH5315
חֲסִידָ֑יוcha.si.Davfaithful [people] hisH2623
מִיַּ֥דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
יַצִּילֵֽם\׃ya.tzi.Lemhe delivers themH5337

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 97:10

  • Proverbs 8:13

    The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

  • Romans 12:9

    Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

  • Psalms 34:14

    Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

  • Jeremiah 15:21

    And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

  • Psalms 145:20

    The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

  • Daniel 3:28

    Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

  • Amos 5:15

    Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

  • Psalms 31:23

    O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:2

    And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.

  • Proverbs 2:8

    He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

  • 1 John 5:18

    We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

  • Daniel 6:27

    He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ye that.
91:14; Ro 8:28; 1Co 8:3; Jas 1:12; 2:5; 1Pe 1:8; 1Jo 4:19; 5:2,3
hate.
34:14; 36:4; 37:27; 101:3; 119:104,163; Pr 3:7; 8:13; Am 5:15
Ro 7:15,24; 12:9
preserveth.
31:23; 37:28,39,40; 145:20; Pr 2:8; Isa 45:17; Joh 20:28-30
Ro 8:28-30; 1Pe 1:5
delivereth.
125:3; Jer 15:21; Da 3:28; 6:22,27; 2Th 2:8-12; 3:2; 1Jo 5:18
Re 13:8

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Context

  • Psalms 97:9

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

  • Psalms 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.

  • Psalms 97:11

    Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

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Psalms 97:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los que á Jehová amáis, aborreced el mal: guarda él las almas de sus santos; de mano de los impíos los libra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Vous qui aimez l’ Éternel, haïssez le mal! Il garde les âmes de ses saints, il les délivre de la main des méchants.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die ihr Jehova liebet, hasset das Böse! Er bewahrt die Seelen seiner Frommen; aus der Hand der Gesetzlosen errettet er sie.