Psalms 97 · Verse 8

Psalms 97:8

Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord.
Psalms 97:8, King James Version

Psalms 97:8 in other translations

BSBZion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
WEBZion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, LORD.
ASVZion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced, Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.
YLTZion hath heard and rejoiceth, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Thy judgments, O Jehovah.
DARBYZion heard, and rejoiced; and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.
BBEZion gave ear and was glad; and the daughters of Judah were full of joy, because of your decisions, O Lord.
WebsterZion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.

What does Psalms 97:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 97:8-9
8-9. The exaltation of Zion's king is joy to the righteous and sorrow to the wicked. daughters of Judah--(Compare Psa 48:11).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Zion heard, and was glad - All the land of Israel, long desolated, heard of the judgments which God had shown among the enemies of his people. And the daughters of Judah - All the villages of the land - Zion as the mother, and all the villages in the country as her daughters, rejoice in the deliverance of God's people.

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 his heavenly kingdom. And those that rejoice in Christ Jesus, and in his exaltation, have fountains of joy prepared for them. Those that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. Gladness is sure to the upright in heart; the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment. Sinners tremble, but saints rejoice at God's holiness. As he hates sin, yet freely loves the person of the repentant sinner who believes in Christ, he will make a final separation between the person he loves and the sin he hates, and sanctify his people wholly, body, soul, and spirit.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 97:8 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.

שָׁמְעָ֬הsha.me.'Ahit hearsH8085
וַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח\׀va.tis.Machand it rejoicedH8055
צִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726
וַ֭תָּגֵלְנָהVa.ta.ge.le.nahand they were gladH1523
בְּנ֣וֹתbe.Not[the] daughters ofH1323
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anon account ofH4616
מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָmish.pa.Tei.khajudgments yourH4941
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehO YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Psalms 97:8

  • Psalms 48:11

    Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

  • Revelation 18:20

    Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

  • Zechariah 9:9

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  • Matthew 21:4-9

    All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. …

  • Isaiah 62:11

    Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

  • Isaiah 52:7-10

    How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

  • Zephaniah 3:14-17

    Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

  • Isaiah 51:3

    For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

  • Psalms 52:6

    The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

  • Psalms 58:10

    The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

  • Revelation 19:1-7

    And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zion.
48:11; Isa 51:3; 52:7-10; 62:11; Zep 3:14-17; Zec 9:9; Mt 21:4-9
because.
52:6; 58:10; Re 18:20; 19:1-7

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Context

  • Psalms 97:7

    Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

  • Psalms 97:8

    Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord.

  • Psalms 97:9

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

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Psalms 97:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Oyó Sión, y alegróse; y las hijas de Judá, oh Jehová, se gozaron por tus juicios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Sion l’a entendu, et s’est réjouie; et les filles de Juda se sont égayées à cause de tes jugements, ô Éternel!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Zion hörte es und freute sich, und es frohlockten die Töchter Judas, wegen deiner Gerichte, Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Flumina plaudent manu; simul montes exsultabunt