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title: "Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5"
author: "John Calvin"
translator: "James Anderson"
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shelf: "Commentaries"
section: 116 of 159
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cite: "John Calvin, tr. James Anderson, Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5, section 116. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentary-on-the-psalms-volume-5/116/"
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# Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5

*John Calvin, tr. James Anderson*

Calvin on the Psalms, volume 5 of 5.

## 116. Psalm 97

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[¶0] 1 Jehovah reigneth: Exult let the earth, Rejoice let the great islands.

[¶1] 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him; Righteousness and judgment are the seat of his throne.

[¶2] 3 A fire before his face shall go, And shall burn up round about his enemies.

[¶3] 4 Enlighten did his lightnings the world; See and tremble shall the earth.

[¶4] 5 The mountains like wax melted at the presence of Jehovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

[¶5] 6 Declared have the heavens his righteousness, And seen have all the peoples his glory.

[¶6] 7 Confounded be all those who serve graven images, Who glory in their inventions: Worship before him let all the gods.

[¶7] 8 Heard and rejoiced hath Zion; Exulted have the daughters of Judah, Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah!

[¶8] 9 For thou, O Jehovah! art high above all the earth: Exceedingly exalted art thou above all gods.

[¶9] 10 Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his meek ones; From the hand of the ungodly he will deliver them.

[¶10] 11 Light is sown for the righteous, And for the upright in heart joy.

[¶11] 12 Rejoice, O ye righteous! in Jehovah, And celebrate the memory of his holiness.

### Psalm 98

[¶13] A Psalm

[¶14] 1 Sing ye to Jehovah a song that is new, For marvels he hath done: Salvation wrought for him hath his own right hand, And the arm of his holiness.

[¶15] 2 Made known hath Jehovah his salvation: In the sight of the heathen he hath revealed his righteousness.

[¶16] 3 He hath remembered his goodness and his truth towards the house of Israel: Seen have all the ends of the earth the salvation of our God.

[¶17] 4 Exult to Jehovah all the earth; Make a loud noise, and exult, and sing psalms.

[¶18] 5 Sing psalms to Jehovah upon the harp, Upon the harp, and with the voice of song:

[¶19] 6 With trumpets, and the voice of the cornet, Sing psalms before the King, Jehovah.

[¶20] 7 Roar let the sea, and the fullness thereof; The world, and those who dwell therein.

[¶21] 8 Let the floods clap the hand: Together let the mountains exult

[¶22] 9 Before Jehovah: for he cometh to judge the earth; He shall judge the world in righteousness, And the peoples with rectitude.