Psalms 97:2
Clouds and thick darkness are round about him: righteousness and justice are the support of his throne.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
1The Lord reigneth: let the earth be glad; let the multitude of isles rejoice.
3A fire goeth before him, and burneth up round about his adversaries.
Cross References
Exodus 19:9And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, I will come unto thee in a thick cloud, for the sake that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and that also in thee they shall believe for ever; and Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord.
Exodus 24:16And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and he called unto Moses on the seventh day out of the midst of the cloud.
1 Kings 8:10And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord:
Job 23:14For he will bring to completion what hath been destined for me: and like these hath he many other things with him.
Psalms 18:11(18:12) He made darkness his hiding-place, round about him as his pavilion, dark waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Psalms 77:19(77:20) Through the sea led thy way, and thy path was through mighty waters, and thy footsteps could not be known.
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 →