Psalm 97:2

Translations

Modern

Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

Traditional

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

Literal

Cloud and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Latin

Nubes et caligo in circuitu ejus; justitia et judicium correctio sedis ejus.

Original

Hebrew

English

Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

Notes

Psalms 97:2–4

Clouds … Fire … lightning: This language shows that the Lord is coming to judge.

Psalms 97:1–12

God is greatly exalted over the gods and over all the earth. Awe-inspiring phenomena accompany his coming. Even the created order is visibly affected and the wicked perish, but the people of Zion love his coming and rejoice.

Psalms 93:1–100:5

These psalms challenge the doubts created by the exile (see Psalm 89) and answer the questions asked in Psalm 90:11, 13. The Lord has established a kingdom (Psalm 93) that is characterized by:

punishment of the wicked (Psalm 94),
respectful obedience among his people (Psalm 95),
justice for the poor (Psalm 96),
celebration in Zion (Psalm 97),
salvation for Israel (Psalm 98),
holiness (Psalm 99), and
praise (Psalm 100).

Theme notes and profiles

David The Son of Man Darkness and Light Praise Psalms The Creator-King

Related verses

Psalm 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
Exodus 19:9
The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
Proverbs 16:12
Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
Hebrews 1:8–9
But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Psalm 99:4
The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Genesis 18:25
Far 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! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
Nahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
1 Kings 8:10–12
And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
Psalm 18:11–12
He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
Psalm 45:6–7
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Exodus 24:16–18
…and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
Deuteronomy 4:11–12
You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

Glossary

Darkness David Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Music Psalms, Book of Tabernacle

Topics

Clouds of Unsearchableness of God Darkness the Following Scriptures Darkness: Greatness and Unsearchableness of God God: Glory of God: Incomprehensible God: Invisible God: Judge, and his Justice God: Righteousness of God: Sovereign God: Unsearchable Jesus, the Christ: Messiah: Messianic Psalms Symbols and Similitudes: Darkness, of God's Inscrutability The Righteousness of God: The Habitation of his Throne Throne of God

Psalm 97:2

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