Psalms 97

Treated in 13 passages across the library.

  • 97:2 Clouds and deep darkness surround him; his throne is built on what is right and just. 4
  • 97:11 Light is scattered like seed for the righteous, and joy for those whose hearts are true. 3
  • 97:7 Let everyone who serves carved idols be disgraced, all who brag about worthless gods; bow down before him, all you gods! 2
  • 97:1 The LORD is King! Let the earth be glad, and the many far-off coastlands celebrate. 1
  • 97:5 In the presence of the LORD the mountains soften like wax, in the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 1
  • 97:9 For it is you, LORD, who are Most High over the whole earth; you are lifted far above every god. 1
  • 97:10 All who love the LORD, hate what is evil! He watches over the lives of his faithful people and rescues them from the power of the wicked. 1

Open Word Bible

  1. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites Psalm 97:1

    …of recovery for the worst cases. August 12 “The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice.” (Psalm 97:1) Causes for disquietude there are none so long as this blessed sentence is true. On earth…

  2. The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

    The Problem of Pain cites PSALM 97:2

    …are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. PSALM 97:2 What almighty means He began with omnipotence. To say that God is almighty, Lewis argued…

  3. Days of Heaven Upon Earth · A. B. Simpson

    August cites Ps. xcvii. 2

    …no room for Moses in the Tabernacle. August 13 “Clouds and darkness are round about Him” (Ps. xcvii. 2). The presence of clouds upon your sky, and trials in your path, is the very best…

  4. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    December cites Psa 97:2

    …are round about Him; Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His Throne.”— Psa 97:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. BEHIND ALL clouds is the clear pure ether of God's…

  5. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Christian Perfection cites Ps. 97:2

    …are round about him, righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat.” [Ps. 97:2] Yea, often with regard to his dealings with themselves, doth their Lord say unto them…

  6. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes cites Ps. 97:5

    …like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.” (Ps. 97:5.) “The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt. Who can stand before his indignation…

  7. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Psa 97: 7

    …the Lord thy God hateth.’ Deut 16: 22. ‘Confounded be all they that serve graven images.’ Psa 97: 7. Do we think to please God by doing that which is contrary to his mind, and that which he…

  8. The Way Into the Holiest · F. B. Meyer

    The Glory of Christ's Office cites Psalm xcvii. 7

    …they are bidden to worship, and who is addressed in the sublime title of Son! (Heb.i.6; Psalm xcvii. 7.) In Office. In verse 14 they are spoken of as ministering spirits, "sent forth to do…

  9. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Man's Chief End cites Psa 97:9

    …to have a venerable esteem of him. Psa 92:2. ‘Thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.’ Psa 97:9. ‘Thou art exalted far above all gods.’ There is in God all that may draw forth both…

  10. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    June cites Psalm 97:10

    …saving faith in him who receives the vilest. June 7 “Ye that love the Lord hate evil.” (Psalm 97:10) Thou hast good reason to “hate evil,” for only consider what harm it has already wrought…

  11. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The worst things work for good to the godly cites Psalm xcvii. 11

    …the Comforter, and feeds them with the hidden manna. “Light is sown for the righteous” (Psalm xcvii. 11.) The saints’ comforts may be hidden like seed under ground, but the seed is ripening…

  12. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of October cites Ps. 97:11

    …LIGHT, GLADNESS "Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart" Ps. 97:11 Righteousness is often costly to the man who keeps to it at all hazards, but in the end…

  13. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Joy cites Psa 97:11

    …joy, joy in semine, in the seed. ‘Light (a metaphor for joy) is sown for the righteous.’ Psa 97:11. Grace in the heart is a seed of joy. Though a Christian wants the sun, he has a day-star…