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Psalms 97:3

97:2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. habitation: or, establishment
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

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A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.

A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

A fire goes before him, and burns up his enemies round about.

97:4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

What does Psalms 97:3 mean?

Psalms 97:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֵשׁ (ʼêsh), יָלַךְ (yâlak), פָּנִים (pânîym).

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fireאֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)
goethיָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
him,
and
burneth
upלָהַטlâhaṭ/law-hat'/H3857properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze
his
enemiesצַרtsar/tsar/H6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
round
about.סָבִיבçâbîyb/saw-beeb'/H5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 97:3.

Genesis 16:8

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Genesis 18:22

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

Genesis 22:6

And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

Genesis 7:18

And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 9:23

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

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What does Psalms 97:3 say?

Psalms 97:3 (King James Version) reads: "A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about."

Is Psalms 97:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 97:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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