Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 97:2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.Darkness — A dark cloud doth encompass him. read more
Psalm 97:2
John Wesley
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 97:2
2. Clouds and darkness The imagery is Sinaitic. Psalms 97:2-6. Comp. Exodus 19:16-20; Exodus 20:18. God appears as judge, wrapped in “clouds and darkness” as symbols of severity and as the robe of his judicial office. Righteousness and judgment The former denoting the principle, and the latter the administration, of justice. Habitation of his throne Foundation, or support, of his throne, according to the radical meaning of the word, and its use in Psalms 104:5; Psalms 89:14; Ezra... read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 97:2
Clouds: Psalms 18:11, Psalms 18:12, Psalms 77:19, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:16-Job :, Deuteronomy 4:11, Deuteronomy 4:12, 1 Kings 8:10-2 Kings :, Nahum 1:3, Romans 11:33 righteousness: Psalms 45:6, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 89:14, Psalms 99:4, Genesis 18:25, Hebrews 1:8, Hebrews 1:9 habitation: or, establishment, Proverbs 16:12 Reciprocal: Exodus 19:9 - Lo Deuteronomy 32:4 - all his Judges 20:25 - destroyed 2 Samuel 22:10 - darkness 2 Samuel 22:12 - made 1 Kings 8:12 - The Lord 2 Chronicles 6:1 -... read more