Psalms 97:9
For thou, O Lord, art the most high above all the earth: thou art greatly exalted above all gods.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
In Context
8Zion heareth it, and rejoiceth; and glad are the daughters of Judah, because of thy decrees, O Lord.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 17:20O Lord, there is none like thee, and there is no god beside thee, in accordance with all that we have heard with our ears.
Psalms 92:9(92:10) For, lo, thy enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thy enemies shall perish: all the workers of wickedness shall be scattered.
Psalms 96:4For the Lord is great, and greatly praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
Psalms 135:5For I well know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
Isaiah 33:5The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high; he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord God is the truth, he is the living God, and the everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall quake, and nations cannot endure his indignation.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 97:9-12
Zion Rejoicing in the Reign of Christ. 8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord . 9 For thou, Lord , art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. 10 Ye that love the Lord , hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the Lord , ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.… Read the whole commentary →