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Cloudעָנָןand thick cloudוַעֲרָפֶלsurround him;סְבִיבָיוrighteousnessצֶדֶקand justiceוּמִשְׁפָּטare the baseמְכוֹןof his throne.כִּסְאוֹ
Psalms 97:2
Study it in the app“Cloud and thick cloud surround him; righteousness and justice are the base of his throne.”
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of God's throneHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 97:2, word by word
- Cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- and thick cloudעֲרָפֶלarafel
thick darkness
Thick, dark cloud; deep darkness.
Where else “arafel” appears- surround himסְבִיבָיsevivay
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “sevivay” appears- righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- and justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- are the baseמְכוֹןmechon
fixed place
Fixed place, dwelling place; foundation.
Where else “mechon” appears- of his throneכִּסְאkis
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kis” appears
The context
1YHWH reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad.
2 · This verse (above)
3Fire goes before him, and sets ablaze his adversaries all around.