Tehillim 97:9

9 For Thou, Hashem, art Elyon above kol ha’aretz; Thou art exalted far above kol elohim.

Tehillim 97:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 97:9

For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth
Above all the inhabitants of the earth, as the Targum; he is highly exalted above every name, men of the greatest name that is named in the world; he is made higher than the heavens, and the inhabitants of it; and has all power in heaven and earth, as Mediator; and, as a divine Person, he is the most high God, as the word "Elion", here used, signifies; and all this lays a foundation for joy and gladness in the saints; even the dignity of Christ's person, and the exaltation of him in the human nature:

thou art exalted far above all gods:
not only the fictitious deities of the Gentiles, or the greatest potentates upon earth, being made higher than the kings of the earth, who are called gods; but also than the angels in heaven; he is set down at the right hand of God, where they are not, and never were, nor shall be; angels, authorities, and powers, being subject to him, ( Hebrews 1:13 ) ( 1 Peter 3:22 ) .

Tehillim 97:9 In-Context

7 Shamed be all they that serve pesel, that boast themselves of elilim; worship Him, kol elohim.

8 Tziyon heard, and was glad; and the banot Yehudah rejoiced because of Thy mishpatim, Hashem.

9 For Thou, Hashem, art Elyon above kol ha’aretz; Thou art exalted far above kol elohim.

10 Ye that love Hashem, hate rah; He preserveth the nefashot of His chasidim; He delivereth them out of the yad resha’im.

11 Ohr dawns for the tzaddik, and simchah for the yishrei lev (upright in heart).