Psalms 97:2

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Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

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  • Ps 89:14 : 14 Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand is exalted.
  • Exod 19:9 : 9 The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, I am coming to you in a dense cloud so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may always believe in you.' Then Moses reported the people's words to the LORD.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Prov 16:12 : 12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and His ways beyond tracing out!
  • Heb 1:8-9 : 8 But about the Son He says, 'Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness will be the scepter of Your kingdom.' 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of joy beyond Your companions.
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'
  • Nah 1:3 : 3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; he will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
  • Exod 20:21 : 21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
  • Exod 24:16-18 : 16 The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day, the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. 17 The appearance of the LORD's glory was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the sight of the Israelites. 18 Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain, and he stayed on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.
  • Deut 4:11-12 : 11 You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire up to the very heavens, with darkness, cloud, and thick gloom. 12 Then the LORD spoke to you from the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but saw no form—there was only a voice.
  • 1 Kgs 8:10-12 : 10 When the priests withdrew from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD. 11 The priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. 12 Then Solomon said, 'The LORD has said that He would dwell in thick darkness.'
  • Ps 18:11-12 : 11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. 12 He made darkness His covering, His canopy around Him—the dark rain clouds of the skies.
  • Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the nations fall beneath your feet. 7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of righteousness.
  • Ps 77:19 : 19 Your thunder echoed in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.

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    3Fire goes before Him and burns up His adversaries all around.

    4His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.

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

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    14Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand is exalted.

  • 2 Sam 22:12-13
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    12He made darkness his covering around him, dense clouds of water and thick clouds of the skies.

    13From the brightness of his presence, coals of fire blazed forth.

  • Ps 18:11-12
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    11He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

    12He made darkness His covering, His canopy around Him—the dark rain clouds of the skies.

  • Job 26:9
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    9He covers the face of his throne and spreads his cloud over it.

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    1The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice! Let the many coastlands be glad!

  • Ps 103:19
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    19The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over everything.

  • Ps 93:1-2
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    1The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength. Indeed, the world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

    2Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting.

  • Ps 9:7-8
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    7The enemy has vanished in everlasting ruins; their cities you have uprooted, their memory has perished.

    8But the LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.

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    5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the Lord’s faithful love.

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    10Say among the nations, 'The LORD reigns.' The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. He will judge the peoples with fairness.

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    1The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth shake!

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    13But you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through such thick darkness?'

    14Clouds cover Him so He cannot see as He walks on the circle of the heavens.

  • Isa 33:5
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    5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

  • Ps 98:9
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    9Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

  • Ps 50:6
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    6The heavens declare His righteousness, for God Himself is judge. Selah.

  • Isa 16:5
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    5Then a throne will be established in steadfast love, and one will sit on it in faithfulness, in the tent of David—a judge who seeks justice and is quick to do what is right.

  • Job 36:32
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    32He covers His hands with the lightning and commands it to strike its target.

  • Nah 1:3
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    3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; he will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.

  • Ps 99:4
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    4The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Ps 11:7
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    7For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.

  • Ps 96:13
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    13Let all this happen before the LORD, for he is coming—he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

  • Ps 72:2
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    2He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.

  • Job 37:22
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    22From the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.

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    6He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, and your justice like the noonday.

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    10He parted the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.

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    18The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth sound; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

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    9Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; burning coals blazed forth from Him.

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    27Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling.

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    8For God is the King over all the earth; sing praises with understanding.

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    6The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.

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    1Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice.

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    27The heavens will expose his guilt, and the earth will rise up against him.

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    20Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—one that brings about trouble under the guise of law?

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    1Then Solomon said, 'The LORD has said that He would dwell in thick darkness.'