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God the Supreme Ruler
Psalm 97
Good News Translation (GNT)
1 The Lord is king! Earth, be glad!
Rejoice, you islands of the seas!
2 Clouds and darkness surround him;
he rules with righteousness and justice.
3 Fire goes in front of him
and burns up his enemies around him.
4 His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees it and trembles.
5 The hills melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the nations see his glory.
7 Everyone who worships idols is put to shame;
all the gods bow down[a] before the Lord.
8 The people of Zion are glad,
and the cities of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments, O Lord.
9 Lord Almighty, you are ruler of all the earth;
you are much greater than all the gods.
10 The Lord loves those who hate evil; [b]
he protects the lives of his people;
he rescues them from the power of the
wicked.
11 Light shines on the righteous,
and gladness on the good.
12 All you that are righteous be glad
because of what the Lord has done!
Remember what the holy God has done,
and give thanks to him.
Footnotes
Psalm 97:7 all the gods bow down;
or
bow down, all gods.
Psalm 97:10 Probable text
The Lord loves those who hate evil;
Hebrew
Hate evil, you who love the Lord.
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Commentary taken from 'word-on-the-web'
supplied by Scripture Union
'God the Supreme Ruler'.
Psalm 97
Heaven and earth are full of God's glory, all creation sings in praise
of its almighty Creator, with the heavens declaring his great Majesty.
The psalmist's exuberant praise and worship of the Lord can barely be contained.
His worship of God is buoyant, effervescent and exuberant.
His reference to geological and meteorological elements of nature
reveal his personal and passionate adoration.
He extols God's greatness in the presence of clouds and the darkness (v 2),
fire (v 3), lightning (4), mountains (v 5)
and the heavens (v 6).
All of these conjure up images of power, strength, might, victory, glory and splendour.
Mountains melting like wax at God's presence invoke the Majesty and stature of God.
The psalmist further asserts the futile shamefulness of worshipping carved images
and idols (v 7), almost insisting that the images themselves worship the living God.
Verse 9 has become an anthem of international renown amongst the Christian community,
sung globally in heartfelt worship, adoration, honour and love of the eternal God.
(The LORD He Reigneth Far Above All Gods (Psalm 97))
The psalmist honours worshippers of God as haters of evil (v 10),
with assurance of God's preservation and deliverance.
Those who love and adore the Lord of glory will find that they detest all that is abhorrent
to the character, nature and Word of God (v 10).
The closer you draw to the Lord in worship,
the more abhorrent things in opposition to God's will and nature can appear.
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