Psalm 97 ~ Clouds and thick darkness are all around Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His Throne.

Psalm 97

1 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;
let the many coast lands be glad!
2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.


3 Fire goes before him
and burns up his adversaries all around.
4 His lightnings light up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the peoples see his glory.
7 All worshipers of images are put to shame,
who make their boast in worthless idols;
worship him, all you gods!

8 Zion hears and is glad,
and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
because of your judgments, O Lord.
9 For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.

10 O you who love the Lord, hate evil!
He preserves the lives of his saints;
he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light is sown for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name!

In the second century B.C. the Septuagint 70 authors translated (from their scribe memories) the Hebrew Bible and other texts into Koine Greek - They regarded the author of this Psalm as King David.

King David is biblically remembered as 1,000 B.C. So the Psalm is OLD.

Clouds and thick darkness are all around Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His Throne.

I wanted to compare the Psalm to the New Testament and sought any Biblical Verse I could put my hands upon. And arrived at Revelation 11 - written by the Apostle John on Patmos about 60 A.D.

 

 
And found...

Revelation 11
19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.

Why would GOD be clothed in darkness?

Well. Don't tell Him,
I told you,
however,
I'm of the opinion...
God enjoys Creation.
And displays of Light.

God's Throne with " flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail." is going to show up far better when God is having His Light overcome darkness of - night - of space - of separating Light from dark. God tells us He wants to save the world in Jesus Christ - therefore - God Is Always overcoming Dark.

John is our disciple writing John's Gospel of Jesus Christ. John 1 tells us of Heaven and John speaks of God's Throne.

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.



"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."

Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.

And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory."

Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you-- majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?

'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,' who was, and is, and is to come.

“Behold, The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!”

♔Lord Jesus Saves  †