Psalms 97:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.”
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“Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Cloud and darkness <FI>are<Fi> round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 97:2 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
- Exodus 19:9The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
- Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
- Exodus 24:16and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
- Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
- 1 Kings 8:10And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
- 1 Kings 8:12Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
- Job 23:14For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
- Job 26:9He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
- Psalms 18:11He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Psalms 77:19Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
- Psalms 89:15Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
- Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Proverbs 16:12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
- Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
- Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- Hebrews 1:8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
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