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Psalms 97:7
7All who serve carved images, those who boast in worthless idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship him.
Psalms 97:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
- New International Version (NIV)All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols— worship him, all you gods!
- English Standard Version (ESV)All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship him, all you gods!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods.
Context of Psalms 97:7
5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord — at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6The heavens proclaim his righteousness; all the peoples see his glory. All who serve carved images, those who boast in worthless idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship him. 8Zion hears and is glad, Judah’s villages rejoice because of your judgments, Lord. 9For you, Lord, are the Most High over the whole earth; you are exalted above all the gods.
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יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ כָּל־עֹ֬בְדֵי פֶ֗סֶל הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֝וֹ כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 97:7
- Exodus 20:4Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.
- Leviticus 26:1“Do not make worthless idols for yourselves, set up a carved image or sacred pillar for yourselves, or place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God.
- Deuteronomy 5:8Do not make an idol for yourself in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.
- Deuteronomy 27:15‘The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the Lord, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen!’
- Isaiah 37:18Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated all these countries and their lands.
- Isaiah 41:29Look, all of them are a delusion; their works are nonexistent; their images are wind and emptiness.
- Isaiah 42:17They will be turned back and utterly ashamed — those who trust in an idol and say to a cast image, ‘You are our gods! ’
- Isaiah 44:9All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure benefits no one. Their witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame.
- Jeremiah 10:14Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image, for his cast images are a lie; there is no breath in them.
- Revelation 14:8And another, a second angel, followed, saying, “It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen. She made all the nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality, which brings wrath.”
- Exodus 25:20The cherubim are to have wings spread out above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and are to face one another. The faces of the cherubim should be toward the mercy seat.
- 2 Chronicles 3:13The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.
- Hebrews 1:6Again, when he brings his firstborn into the world, he says, And let all God’s angels worship him.
- 1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you. These things have now been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and also of the living creatures and of the elders. Their number was countless thousands, plus thousands of thousands.
Commentaries on Psalms 97:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Confounded be fell they - Rather, They shall be confounded that boast themselves in idols. There is a remarkable play on the letters here, המתהללים hammithhalelim, who move like madmen; referring to the violent gestures practiced in idolatrous rites. Of idols - באלילים baelilim, in vanities, emptinesses; who "make much ado about nothing," and take a mad and painful pleasure in ridiculous and unprofitable ceremonies of religion. Worship him - Who? Jesus…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Confounded be all they that serve graven images - Hebrew, “Let them be ashamed.” The idea is, that they would be disappointed. They would find that these were not real gods; that their trust in them was vain; and that they had evinced great folly in relying on that which could not aid them in the day of necessity. See Job 6:20, note; Psalm 22:5, note; Psalm 25:2, note. Compare Isaiah 20:5. What is here affirmed of the worshippers of idols will be found to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7At the Lord’s coming, when every god must bow to him, those who worship other gods will face their own foolishness (see Psalm 95:3–5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Idolaters are utterly put to shame, for if angels must worship Him, how much more those who worshipped them. all ye gods--literally, "all ye angels" (Psa 8:5; 138:1; He 1:6; 2:7). Paul quotes, not as a prophecy, but as language used in regard to the Lord Jehovah, who in the Old Testament theophania is the second person of the Godhead.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 97
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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