Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, LORD. New Living Translation Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced, and all the towns of Judah are glad because of your justice, O LORD! English Standard Version Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O LORD. Berean Standard Bible Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD. King James Bible Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD. New King James Version Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O LORD. New American Standard Bible Zion heard this and was joyful, And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced Because of Your judgments, LORD. NASB 1995 Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced Because of Your judgments, O LORD. NASB 1977 Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced Because of Thy judgments, O LORD. Legacy Standard Bible Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced Because of Your judgments, O Yahweh. Amplified Bible Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters (cities) of Judah rejoiced [in relief] Because of Your judgments, O LORD. Christian Standard Bible Zion hears and is glad, Judah’s villages rejoice because of your judgments, LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible Zion hears and is glad, and the towns of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments, LORD. American Standard Version Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced, Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah. Contemporary English Version When the people of Zion and of the towns of Judah hear that God brings justice, they will celebrate. English Revised Version Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced; because of thy judgments, O LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation Zion hears about this and rejoices. The people of Judah are delighted with your judgments, O LORD. Good News Translation The people of Zion are glad, and the cities of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, O LORD. International Standard Version Zion hears and rejoices; the towns of Judah rejoice on account of your justice, LORD. Majority Standard Bible Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD. NET Bible Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O LORD. New Heart English Bible Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of your judgments, LORD. Webster's Bible Translation Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD. World English Bible Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionZion has heard and rejoices, "" And daughters of Judah are joyful, "" Because of Your judgments, O YHWH. Young's Literal Translation Zion hath heard and rejoiceth, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Thy judgments, O Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation Zion heard and she will be glad, and the daughters of Judah shall rejoice for sake of thy judgments, O Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSion heard, and was glad. And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, O LORD. New Revised Standard Version Zion hears and is glad, and the towns of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleZion heard and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Zion will hear and rejoice and the daughters of Yehuda will be glad because of your judgments, LORD JEHOVAH! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced; Because of Thy judgments, O LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation Sion heard and rejoiced; and the daughters of Judea exulted, because of thy judgments, O Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Let the Earth Rejoice…7All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods! 8Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD. 9For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.… Cross References Isaiah 52:9 Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem. Zephaniah 3:14-15 Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem! / The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm. Isaiah 62:11-12 Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.” / And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. Isaiah 40:9 Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” Isaiah 66:10 Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her, Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Isaiah 35:10 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Isaiah 51:11 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. Isaiah 60:14-15 The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. / Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age. Revelation 19:1-2 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! / For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her. Luke 10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Hebrews 12:22-24 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels / in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, / to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. Treasury of Scripture Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, O LORD. zion Psalm 48:11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. 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. 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! … because Psalm 52:6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: Psalm 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. Jump to Previous Daughters Decisions Ear Full Glad Heard Hears Joy Joyful Judah Judgments Rejoice Rejoiced Rejoices Rejoiceth Villages ZionJump to Next Daughters Decisions Ear Full Glad Heard Hears Joy Joyful Judah Judgments Rejoice Rejoiced Rejoices Rejoiceth Villages ZionPsalm 97 1. The majesty of God's kingdom7. The church rejoices at God's judgments upon idolaters 10. An exhortation to godliness and gladness Zion hears The term "Zion" refers to the city of Jerusalem, often symbolizing the spiritual heart of Israel and the dwelling place of God. In Hebrew, "Zion" (צִיּוֹן, Tziyon) is not just a geographical location but a representation of God's chosen people and His covenant with them. The phrase "Zion hears" suggests a moment of divine revelation or intervention, where the people of God are attentive to His voice. Historically, Zion has been a place of pilgrimage and worship, and this hearing implies a readiness to receive God's message and respond in faith. and rejoices and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Zionצִיּ֗וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem hears שָׁמְעָ֬ה (šā·mə·‘āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently and rejoices, וַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח ׀ (wat·tiś·maḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome and the towns בְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of Judah יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites exult וַ֭תָּגֵלְנָה (wat·tā·ḡê·lə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 1523: To spin round, rejoice, fear because of לְמַ֖עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Preposition Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent Your judgments, מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ (miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style O LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Psalm 97:8 NIVPsalm 97:8 NLT Psalm 97:8 ESV Psalm 97:8 NASB Psalm 97:8 KJV Psalm 97:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 97:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 97:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 97:8 French Bible Psalm 97:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 97:8 Zion heard and was glad (Psalm Ps Psa.) |