Psa 97 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 97:1-12: Ps 97 God is greatly exalted over the gods and over all the earth. Awe-inspiring phenomena accompany his coming. Even the created order is visibly affected and the wicked perish, but the people of Zion love his coming and rejoice. 97:1 The farthest coastlands represent the most remote parts of the world.

Summary for Ps 97:1-12: Ps 97 ^a God is greatly exalted over the gods and over all the earth. Awe-inspiring phenomena accompany his coming. Even the created order is visibly affected and the wicked perish, but the people of Zion love his coming and rejoice. 97:1 ^b The farthest coastlands represent the most remote parts of the world.
Summary for Ps 97:2-4: 97:2-4 ^c Dark clouds ... Fire ... lightning: This language shows that the Lord is coming in judgment.
Summary for Ps 97:5-7: 97:5-7 ^d The created order stirs at the coming of its King. He alone deserves worship.
97:6 ^e As the Lord enters the world, the testimony of his righteousness resounds from above (50:6 ^f).

• Every nation will view the open display of the Lord’s glory (see 8:1 ^g; 19:1-4a ^h; 24:7 ⁱ; Isa 40:5 ^j).
97:7 ^k At the Lord’s coming, when every god must bow to him, those who worship other gods will face their own folly (see 95:3-5 ^l).
Summary for Ps 97:8-12: 97:8-12 ^m Jerusalem rejoices at the news of the Lord’s coming, for he brings justice and rescues the upright of heart.
97:11 ⁿ The godly people of integrity (see Prov 2:7 ^o, 21 ^p; 3:32 ^q; 11:6 ^r, 11 ^s; 14:2 ^t), whose hearts are right, maintain a relationship with the Lord and with others (Pss 94:15 ^u; 125:4 ^v). The wicked plan the downfall of the godly (11:2 ^w), but the Lord rescues them (11:1 ^x; 36:10 ^y). Then the sorrows of the godly turn to joy and praise (32:11 ^z; 64:10 ^aa; 111:1 ^ab; 119:7 ^ac).