Psalms 97:1
The Lord is King, let the earth have joy; let all the sea-lands be glad.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
In Context
2Dark clouds are round him; his kingdom is based on righteousness and right judging.
Cross References
Psalms 2:11Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,
Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, The Lord is King; yes, the world is ordered so that it may not be moved; he will be an upright judge of the peoples.
Psalms 98:4Let all the earth send out a glad cry to the Lord; sounding with a loud voice, and praising him with songs of joy.
Isaiah 11:11And in that day the hand of the Lord will be stretched out the second time to get back the rest of his people, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the sea-lands.
Isaiah 41:5The sea-lands saw it, and were in fear; the ends of the earth were shaking: they came near.
Isaiah 42:10Make a new song to the Lord, and let his praise be sounded from the end of the earth; you who go down to the sea, and everything in it, the sea-lands and their people.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 97:1
This psalm dwells upon the same subject, and is set to the same tune, with the foregoing psalm. Christ is the Alpha and the Omega of both; they are both penned, and are both to be sung to his honour; and we make nothing of them if we do not, in them, make melody with our hearts to the Lord Jesus. He it is that reigns, to the joy of all mankind ( ver. 1 ); and his government speaks, I. Terror to his enemies; for he is a prince of inflexible justice and irresistible power, ver. 2-7 . II. Comfort to his friends and… Read the whole commentary →