Psalms 97 · Verse 9

Psalms 97:9

For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
Psalms 97:9, King James Version

Psalms 97:9 in other translations

BSBFor You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
WEBFor you, LORD, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
ASVFor thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods.
YLTFor Thou, Jehovah, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly Thou hast been exalted over all gods.
DARBYFor thou, Jehovah, art the Most High above all the earth; thou art exalted exceedingly above allgods.
BBEFor you, Lord, are most high over the earth; you are lifted up over all other gods.
WebsterFor thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

What does Psalms 97:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 97:8-9

8-9. The exaltation of Zion's king is joy to the righteous and sorrow to the wicked. daughters of Judah--(Compare Psa 48:11).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 For thou, Lord, art high - Thou art infinitely exalted above men and angels.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 97:8-12

The faithful servants of God may well rejoice and be glad, because he is glorified; and whatever tends to his honour, is his people's pleasure. Care is taken for their safety. But something more is meant than their lives. The Lord will preserve the souls of his saints from sin, from apostacy, and despair, under their greatest trials. He will deliver them out of the hands of the wicked one, and preserve them safe to…

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Psalms 97:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אַתָּ֤ה'a.TahyouH859
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
עֶלְי֥וֹןel.Yon[are] most highH5945
עַל\־'al-overH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
מְאֹ֥דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
נַ֝עֲלֵ֗יתָna.'a.Lei.tayou are exaltedH5927
עַל\־'al-aboveH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimgodsH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 97:9

  • Psalms 95:3

    For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

  • Exodus 18:11

    Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

  • Psalms 83:18

    That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

  • Jeremiah 10:10

    But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

  • Philippians 2:9-11

    Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  • Psalms 96:4

    For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

  • Ephesians 1:21

    Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

  • Psalms 135:5

    For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

  • Jeremiah 10:8

    But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

  • Psalms 115:3-8

    But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
high.
83:18; Eph 1:21; Php 2:9-11
far.
95:3; 96:4; 115:3-8; 135:5; Ex 18:11; Jer 10:8,10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 97:8

    Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord.

  • Psalms 97:9

    For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

  • Psalms 97:10

    Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

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Psalms 97:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque tú, Jehová, eres alto sobre toda la tierra: eres muy ensalzado sobre todos los dioses.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car toi, Éternel! tu es le Très-haut sur toute la terre; tu es fort élevé par-dessus tous les dieux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn du, Jehova, bist der Höchste über die ganze Erde; du bist sehr erhaben über alle Götter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
a conspectu Domini: quoniam venit judicare terram. Judicabit orbem terrarum in justitia, et populos in æquitate.