Psalms 97:4
2 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.
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
- KJV
- His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
- WEB
- His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.
- ASV
- His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.
- DARBY
- His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
- BLB
- His lightnings give light [to] the world; the earth sees, and trembles.
- ÅB
- Hans lyn opplyser jorderike; jorden ser det og bever.
- OTB
- Hans lyn opplyste verden;
Jorden så det og skalv. - B1930
- Hans lyn oplyser jorderike; jorden ser det og bever.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 77:18
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
Read in contextRevelation 11:19
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Read in contextExodus 19:16–18
And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Read in contextPsalms 104:32
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
Read in contextJob 9:6
Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
Read in contextJeremiah 10:10
But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Read in contextRevelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Read in contextPsalms 144:5–6
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
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