Psalms 97:4

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 104:32 : 32 He gazes at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
  • Ps 77:18 : 18 The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth sound; Your arrows flashed back and forth.
  • Ps 96:9 : 9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
  • Exod 19:16-18 : 16 On the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people in the camp trembled. 17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.
  • Job 9:6 : 6 He shakes the earth from its place, and its pillars tremble.
  • Ps 114:7 : 7 Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
  • Ps 144:5-6 : 5 Lord, bend down Your heavens and come down; touch the mountains, and they will smoke. 6 Send forth lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and confuse them.
  • Jer 10:10 : 10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King. When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath.
  • Matt 27:50-51 : 50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit. 51 Suddenly, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
  • Matt 28:2-3 : 2 Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. Approaching the tomb, he rolled away the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.
  • Rev 11:19 : 19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within His temple was seen the ark of His covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a severe hailstorm.
  • Rev 19:11 : 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 77:17-18
    2 verses
    86%

    17The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and trembled; even the depths were shaken.

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

  • Ps 97:5-6
    2 verses
    81%

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

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

  • Nah 1:5-6
    2 verses
    80%

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

    6Who 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 97:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

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

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

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

  • Job 37:3-5
    3 verses
    80%

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

    4After it, His voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, and He does not hold them back when His voice is heard.

    5God thunders marvelously with His voice; He performs great wonders that we cannot comprehend.

  • Ps 104:32
    77%

    32He gazes at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

  • 2 Sam 22:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

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

    14The LORD thundered from the heavens; the Most High gave his voice.

    15He shot arrows and scattered them; lightning, and he routed them.

  • Ps 18:12-14
    3 verses
    76%

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

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

    14The LORD thundered from the heavens; the Most High uttered His voice, with hailstones and burning coals.

  • Ps 114:7
    76%

    7Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

  • Jer 4:24
    76%

    24I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.

  • Ps 18:7
    75%

    7In my distress, I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple, He heard my voice, and my cry for help came into His ears.

  • Isa 30:30
    75%

    30The 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.

  • 1 Chr 16:30
    75%

    30Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

  • 2 Sam 22:8
    75%

    8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and shook because he was angry.

  • Job 9:6
    74%

    6He shakes the earth from its place, and its pillars tremble.

  • Hab 3:10
    74%

    10The mountains saw You and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its hands high.

  • Ps 148:8
    74%

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

  • Ps 135:7
    74%

    7He brings up clouds from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses.

  • Ps 29:7
    74%

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

  • Job 26:11
    74%

    11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astounded at his rebuke.

  • Job 28:26
    73%

    26when He made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,

  • Isa 2:21
    73%

    21They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.

  • Ps 33:8
    73%

    8Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

  • Isa 64:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

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

    3From ancient times, no ear has heard, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

  • Ps 144:6
    73%

    6Send forth lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and confuse them.

  • Jer 51:16
    73%

    16When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings forth wind from His storehouses.

  • Joel 2:10
    73%

    10Before them, the earth quakes, the heavens tremble. The sun and moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their brightness.

  • Ps 68:8
    73%

    8God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wilderness—Selah.

  • Hab 3:5
    73%

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

  • Ps 46:6
    73%

    6God is within her, she will not be moved; God will help her at the break of dawn.

  • Mic 1:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

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

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

  • Ps 29:4
    72%

    4The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.

  • Job 37:22
    72%

    22From the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.

  • Judg 5:4
    72%

    4O Lord, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down water.

  • Jer 10:13
    72%

    13At the sound of His thunder, water roars in the heavens. He causes clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings wind out of His storehouses.

  • Ps 104:7
    72%

    7At Your rebuke they fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.