Psalm 97:1-12 Book# 4 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks] |
The Lord [rules;] let the earth rejoice. Let the multitude of [coastal islands] be glad [of it.] Clouds & darkness are [around] Him. Righteousness & [justice] are [residence] of His throne. |
[Exodus 19:16-20 And it [happened] on the 3rd day in the morning that thunders, lightnings & thick [clouds were] upon the [mountain.] And the [sound] of the trumpet [was exceedingly] loud; so, that all the people [who were] in the camp trembled. |
And Moses brought [forward] the people out of the camp to meet with God. They stood at the [bottom] part of the [mountain.] And Mount Sinai was [totally smokey,] because the Lord [went down] upon it in fire & [its] smoke [went up like] the smoke of a furnace & the whole [mountain] quaked greatly. |
And when the trumpet sounded long, [it grew] louder & louder. Moses [spoke] & God answered [Moses] by voice. And the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on top of the [mountain] & the Lord called Moses up to the top of the [mountain] & Moses went up.] |
A fire goes before Him & burns up His enemies [all around.] His lightnings, [light up] the world. The earth saw & trembled. The hills melted like wax in the [Lord's] presence. |
The heavens declare His righteousness & all the people see His glory. All [those who] serve [carved] images, [who] boast themselves of idols [are confused:] worship [the Lord God,] all you gods. |
[Exodus 20:4-5 You shall not make [for yourself] any [carved] image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth [below,] or that is in the water under the earth. |
You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them: for I, the Lord your God, Am a jealous God, visiting the [sin] of the fathers upon the children [until] the 3rd & 4th generation of [those who] hate Me.] |
Zion heard & was glad & the daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of Your judgments, O Lord. For You, Lord, are high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods. |
[Psalm 115:4-9 Their idols are silver & gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they [don't] speak. They have eyes, but they [don't] see. They have ears, but they [don't] hear. They have noses, but they [don't] smell. They have hands, but they [don't touch.] |
They have feet, but they [don't] walk. Neither [do] they speak through their throat. [Those who] make them are [similar] to them. So is everyone [who] trusts in them. O Israel, you trust in the Lord. He is their help & their shield.] |
You [who] love the Lord, hate evil. He [safeguards] the [lives] of His saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. Light is [distributed] for the righteous & gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous. At the remembrance of His holiness, give thanks. |