Psalms 97:2

1 Kings 8:10-12; Deuteronomy 4:11; Deuteronomy 4:12; Exodus 20:21; Exodus 24:16-18; Genesis 18:25; Hebrews 1:8; Hebrews 1:9; Nahum 1:3; Proverbs 16:12; Psalms 18:11; Psalms 18:12; Psalms 45:6; Psalms 45:7; Psalms 77:19; Psalms 89:14; Psalms 99:4; Romans 11:33

Related Commentaries of Psalms 97:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Clouds and darkness are round about him - This is a description of the majesty of God, derived probably from the manner in which he manifested hi...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(c) Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne. (c) He is thus described to keep his e...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XCVII. Yahweh in the Storm. The appearance of Yahweh is described in terms of primitive religion, when He was the God of fire and tempest, earthqua...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

habitation . foundation.
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 663 GOD’S WAYS DARK, BUT JUST Psalms 97:2 . Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. Clouds and darkness are round about him - I...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The habitation of his throne— The basis, or foundation of his throne. It may be proper just to observe, that as the verbs in these first verses...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. Clouds and darkness are round about him...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is another 'theocratic' Ps., declaring how God has taken vengeance on His enemies in a way to which all nature responded ( Psalms 97:2-6 ), deno...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Whatever may be mysterious about God's rule, it is certainly founded on righteousness: see Psalms 89:14 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Clouds and darkness. — Comp. Psalms 18:10-12 . The imagery in the first instance is borrowed from the Theophany at Sinai. ( Exodus 19:9 ; Exodus...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 97:1-12 THE summons to praise the King with a new song Psalms 96:1-13 is followed by this psalm, which repeats the dominant idea of the g...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Be Glad in the Lord” Psalms 97:1-12 The keynote here is the reign of God. To the wicked, it spells misery; to the believer, it is the inaugura...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The reign of Jehovah, while wholly beneficent in purpose and in ultimate issue, is yet full of terror and of judgment in its process toward the issue...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How blessedly doth this verse follow the former! Though clouds and darkness prevent my seeing at all times the way of his dispensations towards the c...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Clouds and darkness are round about him ,.... Either as a garment; so Apollinarius paraphrases it, "near is the King clothed with a cloud and tempe...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne. Ver. 2. Clouds and darkness are round ab...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Clouds and darkness are round about him His dispensations are mysterious and altogether unaccountable; his ways in the sea, and his path in the gr...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Righteousness and Glory of the Divine Government; Establishment of Christ's Kingdom....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Clouds and darkness are round about him; a dark cloud doth encompass him; wherein he seems to allude to that dark cloud in which God did anciently...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION This is another of the series of Psalms which celebrate the advent of Jehovah as King. There are seven in the series, the ninety-third...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 97:1-2 We have set before us in this text: I. The fact of the Divine government of the universe. There is no atheism here: "the Lord." Th...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm, which opens like the ninety third and some others, was composed by David, when the whole of the promised land was given to him for a king...
The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice. The reign of God over the world I. The reign of God over the world ( Psalms 97:1 ). 1. His laws ar...
The Biblical Illustrator

Clouds and darkness are round about Him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His throne. The providence of God I. Its mystery. Inf...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ANOTHER liturgical psalm on the advent of Christ The psalmist sees him take possession of his throne, but, this time, rather in jud...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Messiah the King of the Whole Earth. There can be no doubt that the superscription of this psalm in Luther's Bible, "Of Christ and His Kingdom...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Clouds and darkness are round about Him, that is, His essence and attributes are so wonderful and mysterious, as to make Him appear clothed in cloud...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Darkness — A dark cloud doth encompass him.

² Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitationb of his throne.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 97:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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