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Psalms 97:7
All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist pronounces shame upon idolaters and commands heavenly beings to worship Yahweh, situated between the cosmic declaration of His righteousness and Zion’s rejoicing at His judgments.
The words — The imperative יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ (yeveshu) orders idol-worshipers to be put to shame, while הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ (hishtachavu) commands all gods to bow down.
The thread — The shame of idol-makers recurs in Jeremiah 10:14 and Isaiah 42:17, and the call for heavenly beings to worship aligns with Hebrews 1:6.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to cease trusting in manufactured objects and to direct exclusive allegiance to the God who executes earthly judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 10:14 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- Hebrews 1:6 And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
- Isaiah 42:17 But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.
- Leviticus 26:1 “You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
- Revelation 5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
- Exodus 20:4 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
- Isaiah 41:29 See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
- Isaiah 44:9 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
- Exodus 25:20 And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
- Deuteronomy 5:8 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.