New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 97:7
7Let all those be ashamed who serve 1graven images, Who boast themselves of 2idols; 34Worship Him, all you 5gods.
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 melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory. Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods. 8Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced Because of Your judgments, O Lord. 9For You are the Lord Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
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יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ כָּל־עֹ֬בְדֵי פֶ֗סֶל הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֝וֹ כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 97:7
- Exodus 20:4“You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
- Leviticus 26:1‘You shall not make for yourselves idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves an image or a sacred pillar, nor shall you place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it; for I am the Lord your God.
- Deuteronomy 5:8‘You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
- Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes an idol or a molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’
- Isaiah 37:18Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated all the countries and their lands,
- Isaiah 41:29Behold, all of them are false; Their works are worthless, Their molten images are wind and emptiness.
- Isaiah 42:17They will be turned back and be utterly put to shame, Who trust in idols, Who say to molten images, “You are our gods.”
- Isaiah 44:9Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.
- Jeremiah 10:14Every man is stupid, devoid of knowledge; Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols; For his molten images are deceitful, And there is no breath in them.
- Revelation 14:8And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
- Exodus 25:20The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat.
- 2 Chronicles 3:13The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room.
- Hebrews 1:6And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says, “And let all the angels of God worship Him.”
- 1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things into which angels long to look.
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and 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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