Psalms 97:3
A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries round about.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
In Context
2Clouds and darkness are round about him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
4His lightnings lightened the world. The earth saw, and trembled.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:11And ye came near and stood under the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.
Deuteronomy 5:4LORD spoke with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire
Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in my anger, and burns to the lowest Sheol, and devours the earth with its increase, and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Psalms 18:9He also bowed the heavens, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
Psalms 50:3Our God comes, and does not keep silence. A fire devours before him, and it is very tempestuous round about him.
Daniel 7:10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 97:2-8
Righteousness and Glory of the Divine Government; Establishment of Christ's Kingdom. 1 The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord , at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.… Read the whole commentary →