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A Song of Praise to the Sovereign Lord

1 The Lord areigns;
Let the earth rejoice;
Let the multitude of1 isles be glad! 
2 aClouds and darkness surround Him;
bRighteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. 
3 aA fire goes before Him,
And burns up His enemies round about. 
4 aHis lightnings light the world;
The earth sees and trembles. 
5 aThe mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 
6 aThe heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples see His glory. 
7 aLet all be put to shame who serve carved images,
Who boast of idols.
bWorship Him, all you gods. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Psalms 97:3

A fire goeth before him - Literally, this and the following verse may refer to the electric fluid, or to manifestations of the Divine displeasure, in which, by means of ethereal fire, God consumed his enemies. But fire is generally represented as an accompaniment of the appearances of the Supreme Being. He appeared on Mount Sinai in the midst of fire, thunder, and lightninys, Exodus 19:16-18. Daniel, Daniel 7:9, Daniel 7:10, represents the Sovereign Judge as being on a throne which was a fiery flame, and the wheels of his chariot like burning fire; and a fiery streamer issuing from it, and coming forth from before him. St. Paul tells us (II Thessalonians 1:8) that the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in faming fire; and St. Peter, (II Peter 3:7, II Peter 3:10, II Peter 3:11), that when the Lord shall come to judgment the heavens and the earth shall be destroyed by fire. the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, the elements melt with fervent heat, and the earth and its works be burnt up. Here then, will appear: -

"Our God in grandeur, and our world on fire."

Burneth up his enemies round about - The fire is his pioneer which destroys all the hinderances in his way, and makes him a plain passage.


 
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