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Psalm 97:6-12

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6 The 1heavens declare His righteousness, And 2all the peoples have seen His glory.
7 Let all those be ashamed who serve 3graven images, Who boast themselves of 4idols; 5Worship Him, all you gods.
8 Zion heard this and 6was glad, And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced Because of Your judgments, O LORD.
9 For You are the LORD 7Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far 8above all gods.
10 9Hate evil, you who love the LORD, Who 10preserves the souls of His godly ones; He 11delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11 12Light is sown like seed for the righteous And 13gladness for the upright in heart.
12 Be 14glad in the LORD, you righteous ones, And 15give thanks to His holy name.
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Psalm 97:6-12 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.''

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 15

  • 1. Psalms 19:1; Psalms 50:6
  • 2. Psalms 98:2; Isaiah 6:3; Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 66:18
  • 3. Psalms 78:58; Isaiah 42:17; Isaiah 44:9, 11; Jeremiah 10:14
  • 4. Psalms 106:36; Jeremiah 50:2; Habakkuk 2:18
  • 5. Hebrews 1:6
  • 6. Psalms 48:11; Zephaniah 3:14
  • 7. Psalms 83:18
  • 8. Exodus 18:11; Psalms 95:3; Psalms 96:4; Psalms 135:5
  • 9. Psalms 34:14; Proverbs 8:13; Amos 5:15; Romans 12:9
  • 10. Psalms 31:23; Psalms 145:20; Proverbs 2:8
  • 11. Psalms 37:40; Jeremiah 15:21; Daniel 3:28
  • 12. Job 22:28; Psalms 112:4; Proverbs 4:18
  • 13. Psalms 64:10
  • 14. Psalms 32:11
  • 15. Psalms 30:4

Footnotes 5

  • [a] Or "All the gods have worshiped Him"
  • [b] Or "supernatural powers"
  • [c] Or possibly "hears and is glad"
  • [d] Or "supernatural powers"
  • [e] Lit "for the memory of His holiness"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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