Psalms 97:2
1 The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
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Compare
- BSB
- Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
- KJV
- Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
- WEB
- Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- ASV
- Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- DARBY
- Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
- BLB
- Cloud and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice [are] the foundation of His throne.
- ÅB
- Skyer og mørke er rundt omkring ham, rettferd og rett er hans trones grunnvoll.
- OTB
- Skyer og dyp mørke omgir Ham;
Rettferdighet og rett danner grunnlaget for Hans trone. - B1930
- Skyer og mørke er rundt omkring ham, rettferd og rett er hans trones grunnvoll.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 89:14
Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Read in contextExodus 19:9
And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Read in contextHebrews 1:8–9
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Read in contextGenesis 18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Read in contextPsalms 99:4
The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
Read in contextNahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Read in contextExodus 24:16–18
And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
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