Skip to study toolsAuthorized King James VersionPsalms 97Scripture text: Authorized King James Version. Sources & licensing~1 min read · Keyboard shortcutsPoetryThis passage connects to…Explore furtherWhere this fits in historyPlaces in ScriptureSee how themes connectHow to read PsalmsShowing verse 1.Open notes for verse 1Opens Study → Notes1The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad [thereof].2Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.3A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.5The hills 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 people see his glory.7Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all [ye] gods.8Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.9For thou, LORD, [art] high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.10Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.11Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.12Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.Previous chapterPsalms 96Next chapterPsalms 98Commentary and contextCommentaryContext
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Psalms 97
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1The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad [thereof].
2Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.
3A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
5The hills 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 people see his glory.
7Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all [ye] gods.
8Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
9For thou, LORD, [art] high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
10Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
11Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
12Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.