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Psalms 97:2

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

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ASV

Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

KJV

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עָנָ֣ן'a.NancloudH6051 →
וַעֲרָפֶ֣לva.'a.ra.Feland thick darknessH6205 →
סְבִיבָ֑יוse.vi.Vav[are] around himH5439 →
צֶ֥דֶקTze.dek[is] righteousnessH6664 →
וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טu.mish.Patand justiceH4941 →
מְכ֣וֹןme.Khon[the] foundation ofH4349 →
כִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'Othrone hisH3678 →

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Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.1 Kings 8:12Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.Revelation 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.Exodus 19:9The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.Psalms 18:11He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.Proverbs 16:12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.Job 23:14For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.Hebrews 1:8–9But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.Nahum 1:3The 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.Genesis 18:25Far 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?”2 Samuel 22:10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.Psalms 94:15Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.Ezekiel 1:27From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.Job 26:9He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.Exodus 24:16–18and 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.Psalms 18:11–12He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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