Psalms 97:7
Let all who serve an image, be ashamed, They who boast themselves in things of nought, Bow down unto him, all ye gods.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6The heavens, have declared, his righteousness,—And all the peoples, have seen, his glory.
Cross References
Exodus 25:20And the cherubim shall be spreading out two wings on high—making a shelter with their wings over the propitiatory, with their faces one towards the other,—towards the propitiatory, shall be the faces of the cherubim.
Deuteronomy 5:8Thou shalt not make unto thee an image, any form that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
1 Samuel 5:3And, when they of Ashdod rose early on the morrow and entered into the house of Dagon, they looked and lo! Dagon, was lying prostrate on his face to the earth, before the ark of Yahweh,—so they took Dagon and restored him to his place.
Isaiah 37:18Of a truth, O Yahweh,—the kings of Assyria have devoted to destruction all the countries, and their land;
Isaiah 42:7To open eyes that are blind,—To bring forth Out of the dungeon the captive Out of the prison, the dwellers in darkness.
Isaiah 44:9The fashioners of an image—all of them, are emptiness, And, the things they delight in, cannot profit,—And, their, witnesses, they, neither see nor know, 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 →