Psalms — Chapter 97
GOD is sovereign!Let the earth exult,the many islands rejoice!
Surrounded by dense clouds—righteousness and justice are the base of the heavenly throne.
Fire is the vanguard,burning up foes on every side.
God’s lightnings light up the world;the earth is convulsed at the sight;
mountains melt like wax at GOD’s presence,at the presence of the Sovereign of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim God’s righteousnessand all peoples see God’s glory.
All who worship images,who vaunt their idols,are dismayed;all divine beings bow down in homage.
Zion, hearing it, rejoices,the townsatowns Or “women.” of Judah exult,because of Your judgments, O ETERNAL One.
For You, ETERNAL One, are supreme over all the earth;You are exalted high above all divine beings.
O you who love GOD, hate evil!For the lives of the loyal are guarded;they are saved from the hand of the wicked.
Light is sown for the righteous,radiancebradiance In contrast to others “joy.” for the upright.
O you righteous, rejoice in GOD and acclaim God’s holy name!
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
Dhammapada 10:1
“All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”