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Psalm 97:2–6

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. d

Fire goes before Him

and burns up His foes on every side. e

His lightning lights up the world;

the earth sees and trembles. f

The mountains melt like wax

at the presence of the Lord

at the presence of the Lord of all the earth. g

The heavens proclaim His righteousness; h

all the peoples see His glory. i

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Psalm 97:2–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

Clouds and thick darkness surround him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Fire goes before him

and consumes his foes on every side.

His lightning lights up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

The heavens proclaim his righteousness,

and all peoples see his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Fire goes before him

and burns up his adversaries all around.

His lightnings light up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

The heavens proclaim his righteousness,

and all the peoples see his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Clouds and darkness are round about him:

Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

A fire goeth before him,

And burneth up his enemies round about.

His lightnings enlightened the world:

The earth saw, and trembled.

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

The heavens declare his righteousness,

And all the people see his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Dark clouds surround him.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Fire spreads ahead of him

and burns up all his foes.

His lightning flashes out across the world.

The earth sees and trembles.

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

The heavens proclaim his righteousness;

every nation sees his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Clouds and darkness surround Him;

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

A fire goes before Him,

And burns up His enemies round about.

His lightnings light the world;

The earth sees and trembles.

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

The heavens declare His righteousness,

And all the peoples see His glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Thick, dark clouds surround him.

His kingdom is built on what is right and fair.

A fire goes before him

and burns up his enemies all around.

His lightning lights up the world;

when the people see it, they tremble.

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

The heavens tell about his goodness,

and all the people see his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Clouds and darkness are round about him:

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

A fire goeth before him,

And burneth up his adversaries round about.

His lightnings lightened the world:

The earth saw, and trembled.

The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

The heavens declare his righteousness,

And all the peoples have seen his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne. A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his adversaries round about. His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Clouds and darkness surround him. 

Righteousness and justice are the foundations of his throne. 

Fire spreads ahead of him. 

It burns his enemies who surround him. 

His flashes of lightning light up the world. 

The earth sees them and trembles. 

The mountains melt like wax in the presence of the Lord

in the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 

The heavens tell about his righteousness, 

and all the people of the world see his glory. 

Psalm 97:2–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Fire goes before him,

and consumes his adversaries on every side.

His lightnings light up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

The heavens proclaim his righteousness;

and all the peoples behold his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Cloud and thick darkness are surrounding him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Fire goes before him,

and devours his enemies round about.

His lightnings light the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh,

at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.

The heavens declare his righteousness,

and all the peoples see his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Clouds and thick darkness surround him.

His rule is built on what is right and fair.

The Lord sends fire ahead of him.

It burns up his enemies all around him.

His lightning lights up the world.

The earth sees it and trembles.

The mountains melt like wax when the Lord is near.

He is the Lord of the whole earth.

The heavens announce that what he does is right.

All people everywhere see his glory.

Psalm 97:2–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Fire goes before Him

And burns up His adversaries round about.

His lightnings lit up the world;

The earth saw and trembled.

The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

The heavens declare His righteousness,

And all the peoples have seen His glory.


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