Psalms 97:6
in Psalms 97The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.
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ASV
The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the peoples have seen his glory.
KJV
The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
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This verse in Psalms 97
Commentary
4 notes on this verse"The heavens announced his justice, and all peoples saw his glory." In these two little verses two things are signified: the heavens announce the justice of the Lord, and all peoples see his glory. For unless someone has become heaven, he cannot announce the justice of the Lord. For if to the sinner it is said, "You are earth, and into earth you shall go," why should it not be said to the just one, "You are heaven, and into heaven you shall go"?
This site's exposition
His lightnings enlightened the world
on Psalms 97:4-6
His lightnings enlightened the world, the earth saw and trembled keeps the storm scene moving, and the hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord names the mountains themselves, the most permanent things a Hebrew reader knew, as unable to stand before him. The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory turns from the storm's terror to its meaning, the display is a message rather than mere weather. Delitzsch notes the shift from what is seen, lightnings, trembling earth, to what is declared, righteousness, glory, sight becoming testimony.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
(1.) All the men on earth are under his government; either he is served by them or he serves himself by them. All the people see his glory, or may see it. The glory of God, in the face of Christ, was made to shine in distant countries, among many people, more or less among all people; the gospel was preached, for aught we know, in all languages, Acts ii.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The heavens declare his righteousness. It is as conspicuous as if written across the skies, both the celestial and the terrestrial globes shine in its light. It is the manner of the inspired poets to picture the whole creation as in sympathy with the glory of God, and indeed it is not mere poetry, for a great truth underlies it, the whole creation has been made to groan through man's sin, and it is yet to share in the joy of his restoration. And all the people see his glory.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִגִּ֣ידוּ | higidu | they declare | H5046 → | 370 times |
| הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם | hashamayim | the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| צִדְק֑וֹ | tzidko | righteousness his | H6664 → | 119 times |
| וְרָא֖וּ | verau | and they see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעַמִּ֣ים | haamim | the peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ | kevodo | glory his | H3519 → | 200 times |
הִגִּ֣ידוּthey declare
higiduH5046 →370 times
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםthe heavens
hashamayimH8064 →421 times
צִדְק֑וֹrighteousness his
tzidkoH6664 →119 times
וְרָא֖וּand they see
verauH7200 →1300 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
הָעַמִּ֣יםthe peoples
haamimH5971 →1873 times
כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃glory his
kevodoH3519 →200 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
it leads to
- Psalms 8:3
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
- Romans 1:19–20
For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
- Psalms 50:6
And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
- Psalms 148:3–4
Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
- Psalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Psalms 8:3
Through
Isaiah 40:5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
it leads to
- Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
- Joel 2:28
And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
- Habakkuk 2:14
About Psalms
This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 4; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; Jerome, Homily 73, on Psalm 96 (Alternate Series); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.