Psalms 97:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 97:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 97:3 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 97:3 — KJV
“A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.”
— Psalms 97:3 (KJV)
Psalms 97:3 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 97:3
“And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 97:3: before, enemies, round
“And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 97:3: before, enemies, round
“He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 97:3: fire, before, round
“Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 97:3: fire, before, round
“And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure”
Shares key themes with Psalms 97:3: before, round, about
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