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Psalm 97:2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 97 · verse 2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.Psalm 97:2 · King James Version
Psalm 97:2 in context
1The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
2Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
3A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
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Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsedeqthe rightH6664 →
- habitationmâkôwnproperly, a fixtureH4349 →
- darknessʻărâphelgloomH6205 →
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- Cloudsʻânâna cloudH6051 →
- aboutçâbîyba circle, neighbour, or environsH5439 →
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What was to be said among the heathen in the foregoing psalm (Psa 97:10) is here said again (Psa 97:1) and is made the subject of this psalm, and of psalm 99. The Lord reigns; that is the great truth here laid down. The Lord Jehovah reigns, he that made the world governs it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7