Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 97:2
(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 enemies in fear, who commonly contemn God's power.
(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 enemies in fear, who commonly contemn God's power.
Verse Psalms 97:2. _CLOUDS AND DARKNESS_ ARE _ROUND ABOUT HIM_] It is granted that this is a subject which cannot be comprehended. And why? Because God is _infinite_; he acts from his own _counsels_,...
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 himself at Mount Sinai. Exodus 19:16. God is often thus r...
Psalms 97 His Glorious Reign _ 1. Jehovah reigneth (Psalms 97:1)_ 2. In righteousness and with glory (Psalms 97:6) He reigneth! Earth and the multitude of isles will now rejoice, for He whose righ...
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, earthquake and volcano. These traits are retained, but united...
HABITATION. foundation....
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 his throne._ THE reign of Christ is here spoken of, as...
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 are in the present tense, so they should be througho...
Psalms 92-97 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Service of Song for a Sabbath Day. ANALYSIS Psalms 92: Personal SongProbably by a King. Psalms 93: Jehovah Proclaimed King. Psalms 94: Prayer for Vengeance on the...
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. CLOUDS AND DARKNESS ARE ROUND ABOUT HIM - drawn from David's ; which in its turn rests on ;...
Whatever may be mysterious about God's rule, it is certainly founded on righteousness: see Psalms 89:14....
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), denouncing idols and their worshippers (Psalms 97:7), expre...
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ *LORD OF FAR-AWAY PEOPLE PSALMS 97 (THE FOURTH *ROYAL PSALM) Jesus said, "I have other sheep. They do not live here. I must fetch them also. And they will hear...
CLOUDS AND DARKNESS. — Comp. Psalms 18:10. The imagery in the first instance is borrowed from the Theophany at Sinai. (Exodus 19:9; Exodus 19:16; Exodus
עָנָ֣ן וַ עֲרָפֶ֣ל סְבִיבָ֑יו צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝ מִשׁ
Psalms 97:1 THE summons to praise the King with a new song Psalms 96:1 is followed by this psalm, which repeats the dominant idea of the group, "Jehovah is King," but from a fresh point of view. It re...
“BE GLAD IN THE LORD” Psalms 97:1 The keynote here is the reign of God. To the wicked, it spells misery; to the believer, it is the inauguration of harmony and joy. It is as though herald-angels step...
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. This is also cause for rejoicing. The method of...
_Salvation. Cyrus, or the Messias, whose gospel is preached every where, (Calmet) and who has saved the world. (Worthington)_...
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 church, and towards my soul; still do I not know tha...
In Psalms 97 the coming itself is celebrated; Jehovah has taken to Him His great power and His reign. The earth and the multitude of isles are to rejoice. Clouds and darkness are round about Him, for...
CLOUDS AND DARKNESS ARE ROUND ABOUT HIM,.... Either as a garment; so Apollinarius paraphrases it, "near is the King clothed with a cloud and tempest;'' and it is usual with the Heathens to represent...
Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne. Ver. 2. _Clouds and darkness are round about him_] As once at the delivering of the law, so n...
_Clouds and darkness are round about him_ His dispensations are mysterious and altogether unaccountable; _his ways in the sea, and his path in the great waters._ We are not aware what his designs are,...
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 and darkness, through which the human eye cannot pe...
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," is correct, that it is Jehovah, the second person...
HABITATION: Or, establishment...
1-7 Though many have been made happy in Christ, still there is room. And all have reason to rejoice in Christ's government. There is a depth in his counsels, which we must not pretend to fathom; but...
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 so often manifest his presence for the comfort of his...
Psalms 97:2 Clouds H6051 darkness H6205 surround H5439 Righteousness H6664 justice H4941 foundation H4349 throne H3678 Clouds -...
Psalms 97:1 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." There is no _polytheism_here: "the Lord" one. There is no...
CONTENTS: The comfort of God's people, arising from His sovereign dominion. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: It is enough to make us rejoice in and adore Jehovah that His throne is fixed upon t...
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 kingdom, and when God had also given him rest from his...
_Clouds and darkness are round about Him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His throne._ THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD I. Its mystery. Infinite plans require an infinite mind to comprehend the...
_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 are righteous. 2. His purpose is benevolent. II. The prov...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 97:1. This is a hymn celebrating God’s kingship over all creation. It focuses on how God’s universal rule assures the faithful of his final victory over evil and idolatry. T...
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 being the first, and the hundredth the last. The nin...
EXPOSITION ANOTHER liturgical psalm on the advent of Christ The psalmist sees him take possession of his throne, but, this time, rather in judgment than in mercy. His accession is described with the u...
The LORD reigneth (Psalms 97:1); In the previous psalm, it said, "The Lord reigneth. Say among the heathen, 'The Lord reigneth.'" I think that this is something that we often forget in the adverse cir...
1 Kings 8:10; Deuteronomy 4:11; Deuteronomy 4:12; Exodus 20:21;...
Darkness — A dark cloud doth encompass him....