Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Fire goes before him; on every side it burns up his enemies.
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.
Amplified
Fire goes before Him
And burns up His adversaries on all sides.
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.
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
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 97:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Glorious Reign
2 Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him; on every side it burns up his enemies. 4 His lightning bolts light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
Cross References
Psalm 18:8
Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.
Psalm 50:3
Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages.
Daniel 7:10
A river of fire was streaming forth and proceeding from his presence. Many thousands were ministering to him; Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. The court convened and the books were opened.
Habakkuk 3:5
Plague goes before him; pestilence marches right behind him.
Malachi 4:1
"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.
Hebrews 12:29
For our God is indeed a devouring fire.
Deuteronomy 4:11
You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, a mountain ablaze to the sky above it and yet dark with a thick cloud.
Deuteronomy 4:36
From heaven he spoke to you in order to teach you, and on earth he showed you his great fire from which you also heard his words.
Deuteronomy 5:4
The Lord spoke face to face with you at the mountain, from the middle of the fire.
Deuteronomy 5:23-24
Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me.
Deuteronomy 32:22
For a fire has been kindled by my anger, and it burns to lowest Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and ignites the foundations of the mountains.
Psalm 21:8-9
You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.
Nahum 1:5-6
The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
2 Peter 3:10-12
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.
Revelation 11:5
If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and completely consumes their enemies. If anyone wants to harm them, they must be killed this way.
Revelation 20:15
If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, that person was thrown into the lake of fire.