Psalm 97:2

Yahweh's Glorious Reign

¹ The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;
Let the many islands and coastlands be glad.
² 
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai];
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
³
Fire goes before Him
And burns up His adversaries on all sides.

Righteousness and Justice

Thick Cloud

Justice And Judgment

Sinai

Psalm 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Lovingkindness and truth go before You.

Exodus 19:9

The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may believe and trust in you forever.” Then Moses repeated the words of the people to the Lord.

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?”

Exodus 20:21

So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.

Exodus 24:16-18

The glory and brilliance of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day God called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.

Deuteronomy 4:11-12

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.

1 Kings 8:10-12

Now it happened that when the priests had come out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the Lord’s house,

Psalm 18:11-12

He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.

Psalm 45:6-7

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Psalm 77:19

Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea,
And Your paths through the great waters,
And Your footprints were not traceable.

Psalm 99:4

The strength of the King loves justice and righteous judgment;
You have established fairness;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob (Israel).

Proverbs 16:12

It is repulsive [to God and man] for kings to behave wickedly,
For a throne is established on righteousness (right standing with God).

Nahum 1:3

The Lord is slow to anger and great in power
And He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

Romans 11:33

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and decisions and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways!

Hebrews 1:8-9

But about the Son [the Father says to Him],

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
And the scepter of [absolute] righteousness is the scepter of His kingdom.