KJV King James Version
Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.
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Psalm 97:2
Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
WEB World English Bible
Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
ASV American Standard Version
Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Cloud and darkness are round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.
Surrounding context — Psalm 97
1 The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad [thereof].
2 Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
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Psalm 89:14Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.Exodus 19:9And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.Proverbs 16:12[It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.Hebrews 1:8-9But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?Nahum 1:3The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD [hath] his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.Psalm 99:4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.Psalm 45:6-7Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre.Exodus 24:16-18And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.1 Kings 8:10-12And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy [place], that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,Deuteronomy 4:11-12And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.Psalm 18:11-12He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.Psalm 77:19Thy way [is] in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.Romans 11:33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!Exodus 20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God [was].
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