Psalms 97:7-9

7 All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols— worship him, all you gods!
8 Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, LORD.
9 For you, LORD, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.

Psalms 97:7-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 97

This psalm is ascribed to David by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions. It is of the same argument, and upon the same subject, as the preceding, the coming and kingdom of Christ; and that it respects his first coming into the world, when angels were called upon to worship him, appears from Ps 97:7 compared with Heb 1:6 though it is expressed in such language as seems to agree with his second coming; and, perhaps, both are included, with various things between the one and the other; or it respects the kingdom of Christ, from his first to his second coming; to which agrees the inscription of the Syriac version, which is

``a Psalm of David, in which he prophesies concerning the coming of the Messiah, and again he intimates in it his last appearance.''

Cross References 10

  • 1. S Leviticus 26:1
  • 2. Isaiah 42:17; Jeremiah 10:14
  • 3. S Deuteronomy 5:8
  • 4. Hebrews 1:6
  • 5. Exodus 12:12; Psalms 16:4
  • 6. S Psalms 9:2
  • 7. Psalms 48:11
  • 8. Psalms 7:8
  • 9. S Job 34:29; Psalms 83:18; Psalms 95:3
  • 10. S Psalms 47:9; Exodus 18:11
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