New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 97:2
21Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; 2Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
Psalms 97:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
- New International Version (NIV)Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
Context of Psalms 97:2
1The Lord reigns, may the earth rejoice; May the many islands be joyful. Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. 3Fire goes before Him And burns up His enemies all around. 4His lightning lit up the world; The earth saw it and trembled.
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עָנָ֣ן וַעֲרָפֶ֣ל סְבִיבָ֑יו צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 97:2
- Psalms 18:11He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds.
- Psalms 77:19Your way was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, And Your footprints were not known.
- Exodus 20:21So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
- Exodus 24:16The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day He called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.
- Deuteronomy 4:11You came forward and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire to the heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud, and thick gloom.
- 1 Kings 8:10And it happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
- Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In the gale and the storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, God, is forever and ever; The scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before You.
- Psalms 99:4The strength of the King loves justice; You have established order; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”
- Hebrews 1:8But regarding the Son He says, “Your throne, God, is forever and ever, And the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of His kingdom.
- Proverbs 16:12It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, Because a throne is established on righteousness.
Commentaries on Psalms 97:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Clouds and darkness are round about him - It is granted that this is a subject which cannot be comprehended. And why? Because God is infinite; he acts from his own counsels, which are infinite; in reference to ends which are also infinite: therefore, the reasons of his government cannot be comprehended by the feeble, limited powers of man. There must be clouds and darkness - an impenetrable obscurity, round about him; and we can no more comprehend him in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Clouds and darkness are round about him - This is a description of the majesty of God, derived probably from the manner in which he manifested himself at Mount Sinai. Exodus 19:16-19. God is often thus represented as encompassed with clouds. Psalm 104:3; Daniel 7:13; Matthew 24:30; Revelation 1:7. See the notes at Psalm 18:7-15. The word rendered “clouds” is the common word to denote a cloud; the word translated “darkness” means properly “thick clouds…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4Clouds … Fire … lightning: This language shows that the Lord is coming to judge.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121-2. This dominion is a cause of joy, because, even though our minds are oppressed with terror before the throne of the King of kings (Ex 19:16; De 5:22), we know it is based on righteous principles and judgments which are according to truth.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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