Psalms 97:7

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“All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!”

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BSBPD

“All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images, That boast themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye gods.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 97:7 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 20:4You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
  2. Exodus 25:20And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
  3. Leviticus 26:1“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
  4. Deuteronomy 5:8You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
  5. Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
  6. 1 Samuel 5:3When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
  7. 2 Chronicles 3:13So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.
  8. Isaiah 37:18Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.
  9. Isaiah 41:29See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
  10. Isaiah 42:7to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
  11. Isaiah 42:17But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.
  12. Isaiah 44:9All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
  13. Isaiah 45:16They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.
  14. Jeremiah 2:26As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets
  15. Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
  16. Hebrews 1:6And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
  17. 1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
  18. Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
  19. Revelation 14:8Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”

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