Parallel Verses
Amplified
Fire goes before Him
And burns up His adversaries on all sides.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
Holman Bible
and burns up His foes on every side.
International Standard Version
Fire goes out from his presence to consume his enemies on every side.
A Conservative Version
A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries round about.
American Standard Version
A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his adversaries round about.
Bible in Basic English
Fire goes before him, burning up all those who are against him round about.
Darby Translation
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his adversaries round about.
Julia Smith Translation
Fire shall go before him and shall burn up his enemies round about
King James 2000
A fire goes before him, and burns up his enemies round about.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Fire goes before him, and devours his enemies round about.
Modern King James verseion
A fire goes before Him and burns up His enemies round about.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There goeth a fire before him, to burn up his enemies on every side.
NET Bible
Fire goes before him; on every side it burns up his enemies.
New Heart English Bible
A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.
The Emphasized Bible
Fire, before him, proceedeth, That it may consume, round about, his adversaries.
Webster
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
World English Bible
A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.
Youngs Literal Translation
Fire before Him goeth, And burneth round about His adversaries.
Themes
Fire » As a symbol of the divine presence and power
Fire » Frequently employed as an instrument of divine vengeance
God » Fire, a consuming » As a symbol of the divine presence and power
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 97:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Glorious Reign
2
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai];
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
Fire goes before Him
And burns up His adversaries on all sides.
His lightnings have illuminated the world;
The earth has seen and trembled.
Cross References
Psalm 18:8
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
Psalm 50:3
May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
Daniel 7:10
“A river of fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
A thousand thousands were attending Him,
And ten thousand times ten thousand were standing before Him;
The court was seated,
And the books were opened.
Habakkuk 3:5
Before Him goes the pestilence [of judgment as in Egypt],
And [the burning] plague [of condemnation] follows at His feet [as in Sennacherib’s army].
Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant (proud, self-righteous, haughty), and every evildoer shall be stubble; and the day that is coming shall set them on fire,” says the Lord of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
Hebrews 12:29
for our God is [indeed] a consuming fire.
Deuteronomy 4:11
You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the [very] heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud and thick gloom.
Deuteronomy 4:36
Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline and admonish you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire.
Deuteronomy 5:4
The Lord spoke with you face to face at the mountain from the midst of the fire.
Deuteronomy 5:23-24
And when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you approached me, all the leaders (heads) of your tribes and your elders;
Deuteronomy 32:22
‘For a fire is kindled by My anger,
And it burns to the depths of Sheol (the place of the dead, the nether world),
It devours the earth with its yield,
And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Psalm 21:8-9
Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies;
Your right hand will reach those who hate you.
Nahum 1:5-6
The mountains quake before Him
And the hills melt away;
Indeed the earth is shaken by His presence—
Yes, the world and all that dwell in it.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him].
2 Peter 3:10-12
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be
Revelation 11:5
And if anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.
Revelation 20:15
And if