Psalms 97:7
Made ashamed shall be all that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: unto him bow down all the gods.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
6The heavens tell of his righteousness, and all the people his glory.
8Zion heareth it, and rejoiceth; and glad are the daughters of Judah, because of thy decrees, O Lord.
Cross References
Exodus 25:20And the cherubim shall be spreading forth their wings on high, overshadowing the cover with their wings, with their faces turned one to the other; toward the cover shall the faces of the cherubim be directed.
Deuteronomy 5:8Thou shalt not make unto thyself any graven image, any likeness of any thing that is in the heavens above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
1 Samuel 5:3And when the people of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was lying upon his face on the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him again in his place.
Isaiah 37:18Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated all the nations, and their land;
Isaiah 42:7To open blind eyes, to bring out from the dungeon the prisoner, and out of the prison-house those that dwell in darkness.
Isaiah 44:9The makers of graven images are all vanity; and their costly idols cannot profit; and they are their own witnesses, that they see not and know not, in order that they may be ashamed.
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 →