## Rashi on Psalms Chapter 97

###### Rashi on Psalms 97:1:1
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**ה׳ מָלַךְ.** בְּנָטְלוֹ הַמְּלוּכָה מֵעֲמָלֵק וּמִזַּרְעוֹ (שמות יז:יד-טז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The Lord has reigned** when He takes the kingdom from Amalek and from his descendants.


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:1:2
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**תָּגֵל הָאָרֶץ.** זֶהוּ שֶׁאָמַר (יחזקאל לה:יד) ״כִּשְׂמוֹחַ כָּל הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לָּךְ״, עַל עֲמָלֵק נִתְנַבֵּא כֵּן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the earth will exult** This is what Ezekiel said (35:14): “When the whole earth rejoices, I shall make you desolate.” He prophesied this concerning Amalek.


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:3:1
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**אֵשׁ לְפָנָיו תֵּלֵךְ.** בְּמִלְחֶמֶת גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג, דִּכְתִיב בְּמִלְחַמְתּוֹ (יחזקאל לח:כב) ״וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּי אִתּוֹ בְּדֶבֶר וּבְדָם וְגֶשֶׁם שׁוֹטֵף וְאַבְנֵי אֶלְגָּבִישׁ אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Fire will go before Him** in the war of Gog and Magog, for it is written concerning his war (Ezek. 38:22): “And I shall plead against him with pestilence and with blood, and rain bringing floods and great hailstones, fire and brimstone.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:4:1
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**בְּרָקָיו.** זָהֳרוּרָיו, לָשׁוֹן ״לְמַעַן הֱיֹה לָהּ בָּרָק מוֹרָטָה״ (יחזקאל כא:טו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**His lightnings** His brilliant lights, an expression of (Ezek. 21:15): “It is polished that it may glitter (ברק).”


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:4:2
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**וַתָּחֵל.** ״בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה רַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל עַל אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְרָעֲשׁוּ מִפָּנָיו דְּגֵי הַיָּם״ (יחזקאל לח:יט-כ):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and quaked** “Surely there will be a great earthquake on that day in the land of Israel. And at My presence, the fishes of the sea...will quake.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:4:3
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**וַתָּחֵל.** לְשׁוֹן ״חִיל כַּיּוֹלֵדָה״ (תהלים מח:ז; מיכה ד:ט):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
[The word] וַתָּחֵל is an expression of (above 48: 7): “pangs (חיל) like [those of] a woman in confinement.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:5:1
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**כַּדּוֹנַג נָמַסּוּ.** דִּכְתִיב ״וְנֶהֶרְסוּ הֶהָרִים וְנָפְלוּ הַמַּדְרֵגוֹת״ (יחזקאל לח:כ):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**melted like wax** Heb. כדונג, as it is written (Ezek. 38:20): “and the mountains will be thrown down, and the cliffs will fall.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:5:2
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**כַּדּוֹנַג.** כְּשַׁעֲוָה:


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:7:1
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**יֵבֹשׁוּ כָּל עוֹבְדֵי פֶסֶל.** דִּכְתִיב (ישעיהו ב:יח) ״וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּלִיל יַחֲלֹף״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**All worshippers of graven images will be ashamed** as it is written (Isa. 2:18): “And the idols will completely pass away.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:7:2
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**הַמִּתְהַלְלִים.** הַמִּתְפָּאֲרִים לַעֲבוֹדַת גִּלּוּלִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who boast** Who praise themselves with their worship.


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:8:1
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**מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ.** נִקְמָתְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Your judgments** Your vengeance.


###### Rashi on Psalms 97:11:1
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**אוֹר זָרוּעַ לַצַּדִּיק.** זְרִיעָה מַמָּשׁ, מוּכֶנֶת לִצְמֹחַ לָהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**A light is sown for the righteous** A real sowing is prepared to grow for them.