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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• 12{i}Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.{/i} (1 Kings 8:12)
c
Psa. 89:1• 1An instruction of Ethan the Ezrahite.{HR}I will sing of the mercies of Jehovah forever,{HR}With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness [from] generation to generation. (Psa. 89:1)
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or, establishment.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Clouds.
Psa. 18:11‑12• 11He maketh darkness his covering,{HR}His tent round about him,{HR}Darkness of waters,{HR}Thick clouds of the skies.
 12From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed away:{HR}Hail, and coals of fire. (Psa. 18:11‑12)
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Psa. 77:19• 19In the sea [is] thy way, and thy paths in the great waters,{HR}And thy footsteps are not known. (Psa. 77:19)
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Ex. 20:21• 21{i}And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.{/i} (Ex. 20:21)
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Ex. 24:16‑18• 16{i}And the glory of Jehovah abode on mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.{/i}
 17{i}And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain, before the eyes of the children of Israel.{/i}
 18{i}And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.{/i} (Ex. 24:16‑18)
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Deut. 4:11‑12• 11Ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire in the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
 12And Jehovah 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• 10{i}And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Jehovah,{/i}
 11{i}and the priests could not stand to do their service because of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah had filled the house of Jehovah.{/i}
 12{i}Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.{/i} (1 Kings 8:10‑12)
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Nah. 1:3• 3Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: Jehovah 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 depth of God's riches and wisdom and knowledge! how unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways! (Rom. 11:33)
righteousness.
Psa. 45:6‑7• 6Thy throne, Ο God, [is] for ever and ever;{HR}A sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
 7Thou hast loved righteousness and hated wickedness:{HR}Therefore God, [even] thy God,{HR}Hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions. (Psa. 45:6‑7)
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Psa. 89:14• 14Righteousness and judgment [are] the foundation of thy throne,{HR}Mercy and truth go before thy face. (Psa. 89:14)
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Psa. 99:4• 4And the king's strength loveth judgment:{HR}{i}Thou{/i} hast established equity;{HR}{i}Thou{/i} hast wrought judgment{HR}And righteousness in Jacob. (Psa. 99:4)
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Gen. 18:25• 25{i}Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked—far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?{/i} (Gen. 18:25)
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Heb. 1:8‑9• 8but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
 9Thou lovedst righteousness and hatedst lawlessness: for this reason, God, thy God, anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions. (Heb. 1:8‑9)
habitation.
or, establishment.
Prov. 16:12• 12[It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness;{HR}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. (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Cloud and darkness [are] around him,{HR}Righteousness and judgment the foundation of his throne.