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Psalms 97:4

Psalms 97:4 is verse 4 of Psalms chapter 97, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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King James Version

His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

World English Bible

His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.

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Psalms 97:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 77:18

Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

Psalms 144:5

Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Psalms 144:6

Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.

Exodus 19:16

On 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.

Exodus 19:17

Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

Exodus 19:18

Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

Psalms 104:32

He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

Psalms 114:7

Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

Job 9:6

He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.

Jeremiah 10:10

But 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 27:50

When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

Matthew 27:51

At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

Matthew 28:2

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

Matthew 28:3

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

Revelation 11:19

Then 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 19:11

Then 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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