King James Version

Psalms 97:4

His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

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הֵאִ֣ירוּheirvgloriousאוֹרverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “glorious”, a completed actionH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.בְרָקָ֣יוveraqayvlightningבָּרָקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lightning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1300lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing swordbright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.תֵּבֵ֑לtevelhabitable partתֵּבֵלnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “habitable part”, the ordinary formH8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestinehabitable part, world.רָאֲתָ֖הraatahseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וַתָּחֵ֣לvatacheland danceחוּלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and dance”, the next action in the storyH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…הָאָֽרֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His lightnings lighted up the world; the earth saw, and trembled.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lightened have His lightnings the world, The earth hath seen, and is pained.

World English Bible

His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.

Darby Translation

His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

Douay-Rheims

Sing joyfully to God, all the earth; make melody, rejoice and sing.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His lightnings lighted up the world; the earth saw, and trembled.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His lightnings appeared to the world; the earth saw, and trembled.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔφαναν αἱ ἀστραπαὶ αὐτοῦ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ, εἶδε καὶ ἐσαλεύθη ἡ γῆ·