Psalms 97:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad [thereof].

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָ֣ה מָ֭לָךְ תָּגֵ֣ל הָאָ֑רֶץ יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּֽים

Transliteration

YHWH mālāḵ tāgēl the-ʾāreṣ yiśmĕḥû ʾiyyîm rabbîm

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - subject
• *mālāḵ*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has become king/reigns
• *tāgēl*: qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - let rejoice
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth/land
• *yiśmĕḥû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will rejoice
• *ʾiyyîm*: noun, masculine plural - islands/coastlands
• *rabbîm*: adjective, masculine plural - many/numerous

Word Meanings

• *mālāḵ*: reigned/has become king/is king
• *tāgēl*: let rejoice/will rejoice/should rejoice
• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground/territory
• *ʾiyyîm*: islands/coastlands/maritime regions

Referenced Verses

• Ps 96:10-11 : 10 ¶ Say 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. 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
• Ps 93:1 : 1 ¶ The 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.
• Ps 99:1 : 1 ¶ The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth [between] the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
• Isa 11:11 : 11 And 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 24:14-16 : 14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. 15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, [even] the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 16 ¶ From 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 41:5 : 5 The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
• Isa 42:4 : 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
• Isa 42:10-12 : 10 Sing 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. 11 Let 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. 12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
• Isa 49:1 : 1 ¶ Listen, 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 49:13 : 13 ¶ Sing, 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 51:5 : 5 My 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 60:9 : 9 ¶ Surely 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 66:19 : 19 And 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.
• Obad 1:21 : 21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.
• Zeph 2:11 : 11 The 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.
• Matt 3:3 : 3 For 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 6:10 : 10 ‹Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as› [it is] ‹in heaven.›
• Matt 6:13 : 13 ‹And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.›
• Mark 11:10 : 10 Blessed [be] the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
• Luke 2:10-11 : 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
• Col 1:13 : 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son:
• Rev 11:17 : 17 Saying, 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.
• Ps 98:4-6 : 4 ¶ Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. 6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
• Gen 10:5 : 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
• Ps 2:11 : 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.