Psalms 97:9

For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth - See the notes at Psalms 83:18.

Thou art exalted far above all gods - See the notes at Psalms 95:3.

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See Psalms 83:18 .
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For the first clause see Psalms 83:18 ; for the second Psalms 47:2-9 .
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 1:21 ; Exodus 18:11 ; Jeremiah 10:10 ; Jeremiah 10:8 ; Philippians 2:9-11 ; Psalms 83:18 ; Psalms 9:1 ; Psalms 95:3

⁹ For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 97:9

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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