Psalms 97:3

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

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  • Ps 18:8 : 8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because He was angry.
  • Ps 50:3 : 3 Our God will come and will not be silent; before Him is a consuming fire, and a mighty storm surrounds Him.
  • Dan 7:10 : 10 A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before Him. A thousand thousands served Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court sat, and the books were opened.
  • Hab 3:5 : 5 Plague went before Him, and pestilence followed His steps.
  • Heb 12:29 : 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
  • 2 Pet 3:10-12 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. 11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 Looking forward to and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens, being set on fire, will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with intense heat.
  • Rev 11:5 : 5 If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and devours their enemies. If anyone tries to harm them, this is how they must be killed.
  • Rev 20:15 : 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
  • 2 Thess 1:8 : 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
  • Nah 1:5-6 : 5 The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it. 6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are shattered before him.
  • Ps 21:8-9 : 8 For the king trusts in the LORD, and through the lovingkindness of the Most High, he will not be shaken. 9 Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will discover those who hate You.
  • Deut 4:11 : 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.
  • Deut 4:36 : 36 From heaven He caused you to hear His voice to teach you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.
  • Deut 5:4 : 4 The LORD spoke to you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.
  • Deut 5:23-24 : 23 When you heard the voice from the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders came to me. 24 And you said, 'Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.
  • Deut 32:22 : 22 For a fire has been kindled in My wrath, and it burns to the depths of Sheol. It consumes the earth and its produce and sets ablaze the foundations of the mountains.

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  • Ps 97:2
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    2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

  • 2 Sam 22:12-13
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    82%

    12 He made darkness his covering around him, dense clouds of water and thick clouds of the skies.

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

  • Hab 3:4-5
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    82%

    4 His radiance was like sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power was hidden.

    5 Plague went before Him, and pestilence followed His steps.

  • Ps 97:4-6
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    80%

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

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

    6 The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples see His glory.

  • 2 Sam 22:9
    79%

    9 Smoke rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire came from his mouth; burning coals blazed out from him.

  • Ps 18:8-9
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    79%

    8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because He was angry.

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

  • Ps 18:11-13
    3 verses
    78%

    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.

    13 Out of the brightness of His presence, His clouds advanced, with hailstones and burning coals of fire.

  • Ps 50:3
    78%

    3 Our God will come and will not be silent; before Him is a consuming fire, and a mighty storm surrounds Him.

  • Joel 2:3
    77%

    3 Before them, fire devours; behind them, flames blaze. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is a desolate wilderness—nothing escapes them.

  • Ps 83:14
    77%

    14 My God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind.

  • Nah 1:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5 The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.

    6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are shattered before him.

  • Isa 66:15
    75%

    15 For behold, the Lord will come with fire, and His chariots will be like a whirlwind, to bring down His wrath in fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.

  • Isa 30:27
    75%

    27 Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with anger and dense with smoke; his lips are full of wrath, and his tongue is like a consuming fire.

  • Job 41:21
    75%

    21 Clubs are regarded as stubble; he laughs at the rattling of javelins.

  • Heb 12:29
    74%

    29 for our God is a consuming fire.

  • Isa 9:18
    74%

    18 By the wrath of the LORD Almighty, the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no one spares his brother.

  • Ps 29:7
    74%

    7 The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of fire.

  • Isa 64:2
    74%

    2 As fire kindles brushwood and causes water to boil, make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations may tremble at your presence.

  • Job 37:3
    74%

    3 He unleashes it under the whole sky, and His lightning to the edges of the earth.

  • Isa 30:30
    73%

    30 The LORD will cause his majestic voice to be heard and will display the strength of his arm with furious anger and consuming fire, with a cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

  • Ps 21:9
    73%

    9 Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will discover those who hate You.

  • Ps 19:6
    73%

    6 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.

  • Lam 2:3
    73%

    3 In his fierce anger, he has cut off every horn of Israel. He has withdrawn his right hand from the presence of the enemy and burned in Jacob like a blazing fire that engulfs everything around it.

  • Nah 1:8
    73%

    8 But with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his enemies into darkness.

  • Job 41:19
    72%

    19 He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotting wood.

  • Job 20:26-27
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    72%

    26 Total darkness is hidden for his treasures; a fire not kindled by man will consume him and devour what remains in his tent.

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

  • Isa 10:17
    72%

    17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; it will burn and devour his thorns and briars in a single day.

  • Ps 148:8
    72%

    8 fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy winds obeying His word,

  • Ps 104:4
    72%

    4 He makes His messengers winds, His servants flames of fire.

  • Ps 85:13
    72%

    13 Indeed, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its produce.

  • Jer 15:14
    72%

    14 I will make your enemies pass into a land you do not know, for a fire is kindled in My anger, and it will burn against you.

  • Ps 68:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 For the Chief Musician. A psalm of David. A song.

    2 Let God arise; let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from His presence.

  • Deut 9:3
    72%

    3 But understand today that the LORD your God is the one crossing ahead of you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and subdue them before you, so you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly, as the LORD has promised you.

  • Mic 1:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling place; He will descend and tread on the high places of the earth.

    4 The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split open like wax before the fire, like water cascading down a slope.

  • Ps 106:18
    71%

    18 Fire blazed among their company; flames consumed the wicked.

  • Ps 58:9
    71%

    9 Like a slug that melts away as it moves, like a stillborn child who never sees the sun.

  • Heb 1:7
    71%

    7 In speaking of the angels, He says, 'He makes His angels winds, and His servants flames of fire.'

  • Nah 1:3
    71%

    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 15:7
    71%

    7 In the greatness of Your majesty, You overthrow those who rise against You. You unleash Your burning anger; it consumes them like stubble.