Psalms 97:2

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Psalms 97:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.

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

3 Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.

4 His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.

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Psalms 18:11

He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

Psalms 18:12

From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalms 77:19

Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.

Exodus 20:21

And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

Exodus 24:16

and 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.

Exodus 24:17

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.

Exodus 24:18

Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Deuteronomy 4:11

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

Deuteronomy 4:12

And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.

1 Kings 8:10

And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD

1 Kings 8:11

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 LORD.

1 Kings 8:12

Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

Nahum 1:3

The 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 11:33

O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

Psalms 45:6

Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Psalms 45:7

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

Psalms 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

Psalms 99:4

The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Genesis 18:25

Far 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?”

Hebrews 1:8

But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Hebrews 1:9

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

Proverbs 16:12

Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.