Judaism
Psalms 97
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The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad.
Clouds and darkness are round about Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
A fire goeth before Him, And burneth up His adversaries round about.
His lightnings lighted up the world; The earth saw, and trembled.
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples saw His glory.
Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, That boast themselves of things of nought; Bow down to Him, all ye gods.
Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced; Because of Thy judgments, O LORD.
For Thou, LORD, art most high above all the earth; Thou art exalted far above all gods.
O ye that love the LORD, hate evil; He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivered them out of the hand of the wicked.
Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; And give thanks to His holy name.
Text: The Holy Scriptures, Jewish Publication Society (1917), public domain, via Sefaria.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
Dhammapada 129 (trans. Bhikkhu Sujato)
“All tremble at the rod, all fear death. Treating others like oneself, neither kill nor incite to kill.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
Dhammapada 2 (trans. Bhikkhu Sujato)
“Intention is the leader of things; intention is first, they’re made by intention. If with pure intent you speak or act, happiness follows you like a shadow that never leaves.”
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16 (trans. Edwin Arnold)
“The Doors of Hell Are threefold, whereby men to ruin pass, The door of Lust, the door of Wrath, the door Of Avarice. Let a man shun those three!”