Psalms 97:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.”
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BSBPD
“His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Lightened have His lightnings the world, The earth hath seen, and is pained.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 97:4 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 19:16On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
- Job 9:6He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.
- Job 37:3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
- Psalms 77:18Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
- Psalms 77:19Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
- Psalms 96:9Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
- Psalms 104:32He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
- Psalms 114:7Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
- Psalms 144:5Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
- Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
- Matthew 27:50When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
- Matthew 28:2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
- Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
- Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
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