Psalms 97:2

In 11 translations

BSB

Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

KJV

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.habitation: or, establishment

WEB

Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

ASV

Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

LSV

Cloud and darkness [are] around Him, || Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.

YLT

Cloud and darkness [are] round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.

DBY

Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

DRC96:2

Clouds and darkness are round about him: justice and judgment are the establishment of his throne.

GNV

Cloudes and darkenes are round about him: righteousnesse and iudgement are the foundation of his throne.

JPS

Clouds and darkness are round about Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

LXXE96:2

Cloud and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the establishment of his throne.

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Original-language editions

WLC

עָנָ֣ן וַעֲרָפֶ֣ל סְבִיבָ֑יו צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br96:2

Νεφέλη καὶ γνόφος κύκλῳ αὐτοῦ, δικαιοσύνη καὶ κρίμα κατόρθωσις τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
• 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…
• Proverbs 16:12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
• Hebrews 1:8–9But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above…
• 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?”
• 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.
• Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Deuteronomy 4:11–12You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness. And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but…
• 1 Kings 8:10–12And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the…
• Psalms 45:6–7Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil…
• Psalms 18:11–12He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him. From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
• Exodus 24:16–18and 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. And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming…
• Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
• Psalms 77:19Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
• Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

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