Psalms 97:5-12

5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens tell about his goodness, and all the people see his glory.

7 Those who worship idols should be ashamed; they brag about their gods. All the gods should worship the Lord.

8 When Jerusalem hears this, she is glad, and the towns of Judah rejoice. They are happy because of your judgments, Lord.

9 You are the Lord Most High over all the earth; you are supreme over all gods.

10 People who love the Lord hate evil. and frees them from the power of the wicked.

11 Light shines on those who do right; joy belongs to those who are honest.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, you who do right. Praise his holy name. A psalm.

Psalms 97:5-12 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.''