Our Papa Dey Rule
Fire, lightning and mountains wey dey melt announce am, but still na righteousness and justice be the foundation of that throne. Shame catch idol worshippers, Zion dey glad, and the practical instruction na one line: una wey love our Papa, hate evil.
97 1Our Papa dey rule! Make di earth rejoice; make di plenty coastland dem happy.
2Cloud and thick darkness surround am; correct-and-holy way and justice na di foundation of im throne. 3Fire dey go before am and dey burn im enemies for every side. 4Im lightning dey light up di world; di earth see am and dey shake. 5Di mountains dey melt like wax before our Papa, before di Oga wey get all di earth. 6Di heavens dey proclaim im correct-and-holy way, and all di people dem see im glory.
7All wey dey serve carved image dem go shame, dem wey dey boast about idol wey no worth anything; worship am, all una gods! a a v7 Hebrews 1:6 take up dis call — "Make all God im angels worship am" — and apply am to Jesus, di Pikin wey our Papa bring come di world.
8Zion hear am and happy, and di daughters of Judah dey rejoice because of your judgments, our Papa. b b v8 'Daughters of Judah' na Hebrew idiom for di towns and villages wey surround Judah. 9Because you, our Papa, na Most High over all di earth; dem lift you up far pass all gods.
10Una wey love our Papa, hate evil! E dey guard di life of im faithful ones; e dey rescue dem from di hand of di wicked. 11Dem sow light for di correct-and-holy people, and joy for dem wey get upright heart. 12Rejoice for our Papa, una correct-and-holy people, and give thanks to im holy name.
