IiNdumiso 97:8

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

8 Iyeva, iyavuya iZiyon, Ziyagcoba iintombi zakwaYuda, Ngenxa yemigwebo yakho, Yehova.

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Zion: Psalms 48:11, Isaiah 51:3, Isaiah 52:7-10, Isaiah 62:11, Zephaniah 3:14-17, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 21:4-9

because: Psalms 52:6, Psalms 58:10, Revelation 18:20, Revelation 19:1-7

Reciprocal: Judges 5:2 - for the avenging Judges 5:31 - So let 1 Chronicles 16:14 - his judgments Job 22:19 - righteous Psalms 101:1 - I will sing Psalms 119:164 - because Isaiah 33:5 - The Lord Isaiah 33:13 - ye that are near Isaiah 35:1 - be Jeremiah 49:2 - her daughters Revelation 15:4 - for thy

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Zion heard, and was glad,.... Or, the congregation of Zion, as the Targum; the church of Christ, and the members of it, called Zion, in allusion to the mountain of that name, in which the temple stood; a type of the church, Hebrews 12:22, these heard the Gospel, the good news and glad tidings of good things; they heard that Zion's King reigned, and that his kingdom was enlarged, and interest increased; they heard the heavenly men declare his righteousness, by which they are justified from all things; they heard of the conversion of the Gentiles, and the confusion of idolaters; of the incarnation of Christ, and of his being worshipped by angels; all which filled them with joy and gladness:

and the daughters of Judah rejoiced; particular congregated churches, particular believers and professors of Christ and his Gospel; these rejoiced at the above things, as well as because of what follows:

because of thy judgments, O Lord; either the doctrines of the Gospel, which come from the God of judgment, and are according to his justice and holiness; and are matter of joy and gladness when they are spread in the world, and succeed to the conversion of sinners, the comfort of saints and the glory of Christ; see Psalms 19:9, or his judgments upon his enemies, and the enemies of his church and people; which also are an occasion of rejoicing to them, because Christ is thereby glorified in his power, justice, truth, and faithfulness, Revelation 19:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Zion heard, and was glad - The good news came to Zion that all the idols of the pagan were confounded or were overcome: that is, that the Lord reigned. There was joy in Zion that the evils and abominations of idolatry were at an end, and that the worship of Yahweh had taken the place of idol-worship. The idea is, that the displacement of idols, or the fact that they had ceased to be worshipped, was a cause of joy to the worshippers of the true God. Whatever tends to remove the worship of idols from the world, and to extend and establish the worship of the living God, is an occasion of gladness.

And the daughters of Judah rejoiced ... - See the notes at Psalms 48:11. Woman has special occasion to rejoice in the spread of the true religion. It is that only which has lifted her from a state of deep degradation; which has elevated her to be a companion instead of a slave; which has made her the intelligent wife and mother, rather than the mere inmate of a harem.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 97:8. Zion heard, and was glad — All the land of Israel, long desolated, heard of the judgments which God had shown among the enemies of his people.

And the daughters of Judah — All the villages of the land-Zion as the mother, and all the villages in the country as her daughters, rejoice in the deliverance of God's people.