“A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.”
Judgment manifested: "Fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side." The fire of divine judgment precedes God and consumes enemies. The cosmic scope (every side) emphasizes comprehensive judgment.
Church Fathers on Psalms 97:3
1. ...This Psalm is entitled, “A Psalm of David's, when his land was restored.” Let us refer the whole to Christ, if we wish to keep the road of a right understanding: let us not depart from the corner stone, Ephesians 2:20 lest our understanding suffer a fall: in Him let that become fixed, which wavered with unstable motion; let that rest upon Him, which before was waving to and fro in uncertainty. Whatever doubt a man has in his mind when he hears the Scriptures of God, let…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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