Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.Confounded — Let them be ashamed of their folly.Gods — All you whom the Gentiles have made the objects of their worship. read more
Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.Zion — Thy people dwelling in Zion or Jerusalem, to whom Christ came.Heard — The fame of thy judgments, and the setting up the kingdom of the Messiah. read more
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.Light — Joy and happiness.Sown — Is laid up for them. read more
1. The Lord reigneth See Psalms 96:10; Psalms 99:1. This is the keynote to the psalm. Earth The word might signify land the land of Palestine, but, more probably, the nations generally. Multitude of isles The foreign nations, particularly the maritime nations, sea coasts, or nations beyond seas, as to the Hebrews, or those of whom the Hebrews had no knowledge but by commerce. See Psalms 72:10; Psalms 45:12 read more
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
3. A fire goeth before him To herald his coming. If the word of God is one of mercy to those who love and obey him, it is also one of judgment and terror to those who despise him. The figures are still borrowed from the scenes of Sinai. (See Deuteronomy 4:11; compare Isaiah 66:15-16; Hebrews 12:29; Revelation 4:5.) God is represented in Psalms 97:2-6 as the universal ruler, passing through the nations of the earth, visiting judicial judgments on his enemies, and dispensing pardon and peace... read more
4. Earth saw, and trembled As an affrighted servant. Even Moses said: “I exceedingly fear and quake.” Hebrews 12:21 read more
5. At the presence Literally, from before the face. See, in a humbler sense, the terror of countenance, Matthew 28:3-4 read more
6. The heavens declare his righteousness “As far as the heavens extend, so far shall his righteousness be made known.” Tholuck. In the most public manner, before the universe, shall the rectitude of the Judge and Sovereign be proclaimed. All the people see his glory So, in Psalms 97:4, the “earth saw, and trembled.” The “glory” of the Lord is not only the power and majesty which attend his appearance, but especially the purity and righteousness of all his acts, whether of law or... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 97:6
The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.Heavens — The angels, yea God himself from heaven. read more