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Psalms 97:3 — King James Version← Study notes

A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.


Psalms 97:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 97:36 words
HebrewMeaning
אֵ֭שׁʾēš
firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
לְ/פָנָ֣י/וləpānāyw
before himpronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
תֵּלֵ֑ךְtēlēkə
awayverbH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
וּ/תְלַהֵ֖טwtəlahēṭ
and it may burn upconjH3857
set on fire · flaming · kindle
סָבִ֣יבsābiyb
all aroundnounH5439
round) about · circuit · compass · on every side
צָרָֽי/וṣārāyw
opponents hisnounH6862
afflicted · anguish · close · distress ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 97 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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