King James Version
Psalms 97:10 in the King James Version says “Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicke...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 97 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.”
Psalms 97:10 · KJV
Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. at: or, to the memorial
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“he preserveth”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“the souls”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“them out of the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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