New King James Version
Psalms 97:7
7Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Those who worship idols are disgraced— all who brag about their worthless gods— for every god must bow to him.
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 declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory. Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods. 8Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O Lord. 9For You, Lord, are most high above 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
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Cross-references for Psalms 97:7
- Exodus 20:4“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
- Leviticus 26:1‘You shall not make idols for yourselves; neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear up for yourselves; nor shall you set up an engraved 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 a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
- Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded 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, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands,
- Isaiah 41:29Indeed they are all worthless; Their works are nothing; Their molded images are wind and confusion.
- Isaiah 42:17They shall be turned back, They shall be greatly ashamed, Who trust in carved images, Who say to the molded images, ‘You are our gods.’
- Isaiah 44:9Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed.
- Jeremiah 10:14Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image; For his molded image is falsehood, And there is no breath in them.
- Revelation 14:8And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
- Exodus 25:20And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
- 2 Chronicles 3:13The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward.
- Hebrews 1:6But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all the angels of God worship Him.”
- 1 Peter 1:12To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, 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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