Psalms 97:3
He has remembered his mercy to Jacob, and his truth to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
In Context
4Shout to God, all the earth; sing, and exult, and sing psalms. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:11And you⌃ drew near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire up to heaven: there was darkness, blackness, and tempest.
Deuteronomy 5:4The Lord spoke to you face to face in the mountain out of the midst of the fire.
Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire has been kindled out of my wrath, it shall burn to hell below; it shall devour the land, and the fruits of it; it shall set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Psalms 18:9The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether. 1
Psalms 50:3For I am conscious of my iniquity; and my sin is continually before me. 1
Daniel 7:10A stream of fire rushed forth before him: thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousands of myriads, attended upon him: the judgment sat, 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 →