Psalms 97:10

“Ye that love the Lord, hate evil, etc.] The evil of sin, which is to be hated, because of the evil nature of it, it being exceeding sinful; and because of its evil consequences, bringing death, ruin, and destruction with it to the souls of men, unless grace prevents; and disquietude, distress, and trouble to the saints themselves; and because it is hateful to God, being contrary to his nature, will, and law, and is hated by Christ; and therefore those that love him should hate that, shun it, avoid it, depart from it, and abstain from all appearance of it; as all such will that love him in sincerity above all persons and things; and all of him, and that belong to him, his people, ways,…”

“Ye that love the Lord, hate evil - Show your love for the Lord “by” hating all that is evil; that is, all that he hates, or that is evil in his sight. There can be no true love for God where evil is not hated in all its forms, since it is the object of the divine abhorrence. We cannot be like God unless we love what he loves, and hate what he hates. There is nothing more clearly affirmed in the Scriptures than that in order to the love of God there must be the hatred of all that is wrong, and that where there is the love of sin in the heart, there can be no true religion. Compare the notes at Isaiah 1:16-20. He preserveth the souls of his saints - The lives of his saints, or his holy ones.…”

“Ye that: Psa 91:14; Rom 8:28; Co1 8:3; Jam 1:12, Jam 2:5; Pe1 1:8; Jo1 4:19, Jo1 5:2, Jo1 5:3 hate: Psa 34:14, Psa 36:4, Psa 37:27, Psa 101:3, Psa 119:104, Psa 119:163; Pro 3:7, Pro 8:13; Amo 5:15; Rom 7:15, Rom 7:24, Rom 12:9 preserveth: Psa 31:23, Psa 37:28, Psa 37:39, Psa 37:40, Psa 145:20; Pro 2:8; Isa 45:17; Joh 20:28-30; Rom 8:28-30; Pe1 1:5 delivereth: Psa 125:3; Jer 15:21; Dan 3:28, Dan 6:22, Dan 6:27; Th2 2:8-12, Th2 3:2; Jo1 5:18; Rev 13:8 Psalms 97:11”

“It is true Psa 97:12 is = Psa 32:11, Psa 97:12 = Psa 30:5, and the promise in Psa 97:10 is the same as in Psa 37:28; Psa 34:21; but as to the rest, particularly Psa 97:11, this strophe is original. It is an encouraging admonition to fidelity in an age in which an effeminate spirit of looking longingly towards lit. ogling heathenism was rife, and stedfast adherence to Jahve was threatened with loss of life. Those who are faithful in their confession, as in the Maccabaean age (Ἀσιδαῖοι), are called חסדיו. The beautiful figure in Psa 97:11 is misapprehended by the ancient versions, inasmuch as they read זרח ( Psa 112:4) instead of זרע. זרע does not here signify sown = strewn into the earth,…”