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Psalms 97:6
6The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all peoples see his glory.
Psalms 97:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The heavens proclaim his righteousness; every nation sees his glory.
Context of Psalms 97:6
4His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles. 5The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all peoples see his glory. 7All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols— worship him, all you gods! 8Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, Lord.
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הִגִּ֣ידוּ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם צִדְק֑וֹ וְרָא֖וּ כָל־הָעַמִּ֣ים כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 97:6
- Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
- Psalms 36:5Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
- Psalms 50:6And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.
- Psalms 89:2I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
- Isaiah 1:2Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.
- Revelation 19:2for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
- Psalms 67:4May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.
- Psalms 98:3He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Numbers 14:21Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the glory of the Lord fills the whole earth,
- 2 Samuel 22:47“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
- Isaiah 6:3And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
- Isaiah 45:6so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.
- Isaiah 60:2See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
- Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
- Matthew 6:9“This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
Commentaries on Psalms 97:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The heavens declare his righteousness - They also, in this poetic description, become intelligent beings, and proclaim the majesty and the mercy of the Most High. Metaphorically, they may be said to declare his glory. Their magnitude, number, revolutions, order, influence, and harmony, proclaim the wondrous skill, matchless wisdom, and unlimited power of the Sovereign of the universe. See the notes on Psalm 19:1-14; (note). And all the people see his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The heavens declare his righteousness - See the notes at Psalm 50:6. Compare the notes at Psalm 19:1. And all the people see his glory - As manifested in the heavens, and in the power which he puts forth on the earth. That is, (they have the opportunity of seeing it; it is made manifest in all his works. They see what in fact is a manifestation of his glory, to wit, his great and wondrous works. It is not affirmed that they “appreciate” all this, or that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6When the Lord comes into the world, the heavens announce his righteousness (Psalm 50:6). Every nation will see the clear display of the Lord’s glory (see Psalm 8:1; 19:1–4a; 24:7; Isaiah 40:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. heavens--or, their inhabitants (Psa 50:6), as opposed to "nations" in the latter clause (compare Is 40:5; 66:18).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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