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Psalm 97

Psa. 97:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Clouds
`anan (Hebrew #6051)
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud
KJV usage: cloud(-y).
Pronounce: aw-nawn'
Origin: from 6049
b and darkness
`araphel (Hebrew #6205)
gloom (as of a lowering sky)
KJV usage: (gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness).
Pronounce: ar-aw-fel'
Origin: probably from 6201
are round about
cabiyb (Hebrew #5439)
from 5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
KJV usage: (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
Pronounce: saw-beeb'
Origin: or (feminine) cbiybah {seb-ee-baw'}
him: righteousness
tsedeq (Hebrew #6664)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
KJV usage: X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).
Pronounce: tseh'-dek
Origin: from 6663
c and judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
are the βhabitation
makown (Hebrew #4349)
properly, a fixture, i.e. a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode
KJV usage: foundation, habitation, (dwelling-, settled) place.
Pronounce: maw-kone'
Origin: from 3559
of his throne
kicce' (Hebrew #3678)
from 3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
KJV usage: seat, stool, throne.
Pronounce: kis-say'
Origin: or kicceh {kis-say'}
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1 Kings 8:12• 12Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. (1 Kings 8:12)
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Psa. 89:1• 1<<Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.>> I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. (Psa. 89:1)
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or, establishment.

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Righteousness,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Clouds.
Psa. 18:11‑12• 11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
 12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. (Psa. 18:11‑12)
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Psa. 77:19• 19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. (Psa. 77:19)
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Ex. 20:21• 21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. (Ex. 20:21)
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Ex. 24:16‑18• 16And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
 17And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
 18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. (Ex. 24:16‑18)
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Deut. 4:11‑12• 11And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
 12And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. (Deut. 4:11‑12)
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1 Kings 8:10‑12• 10And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
 11So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
 12Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. (1 Kings 8:10‑12)
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Nah. 1:3• 3The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. (Nah. 1:3)
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Rom. 11:33• 33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! (Rom. 11:33)
righteousness.
Psa. 45:6‑7• 6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
 7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (Psa. 45:6‑7)
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Psa. 89:14• 14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. (Psa. 89:14)
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Psa. 99:4• 4The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. (Psa. 99:4)
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Gen. 18:25• 25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? (Gen. 18:25)
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Heb. 1:8‑9• 8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
 9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (Heb. 1:8‑9)
habitation.
or, establishment.
Prov. 16:12• 12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. (Prov. 16:12)
• The gladness of His reign will be preceded by His coming as the Judge. We have thus a description of His coming in keeping with His character as the Judge. (“Psalms 97” by H. Smith)
• This psalm describes the judgment He will execute when He comes as Judge. The effect of the judgment is that all adversaries are dealt with. No evil in any part of the earth will pass unjudged; all will be searched out by His lightening’s (vs. 2-7). (“Book 4.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.