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Worship Him, all you gods!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/97.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all <i>ye</i> gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/97.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all <i>you</i> gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/97.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May all those be ashamed who serve carved images, Who boast in idols; Worship Him, all you gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/97.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/97.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/97.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast of idols; Worship Him, all you gods!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/97.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let all those be [deeply] ashamed who serve carved images, Who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/97.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All who serve carved images, those who boast in worthless idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/97.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All who serve carved images, those who boast in idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/97.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images, That boast themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/97.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those who brag about the useless idols they worship are terribly ashamed, and all the false gods bow down to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/97.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/97.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Everyone who worships idols and brags about false gods will be put to shame. All the gods will bow to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/97.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everyone who worships idols is put to shame; all the gods bow down before the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/97.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All who serve carved images— and those who praise idols—will be humiliated. Worship him, all you "gods"!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/97.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All worshipers of images are put to shame?those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/97.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/97.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/97.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols; worship him, all ye gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/97.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/97.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All servants of a carved image are ashamed, "" Those boasting themselves in idols, "" Bow yourselves to Him, all you gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/97.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/97.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All serving a carved thing shall be ashamed, they boasting themselves in nothings; worship to him, all ye Gods.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/97.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, and that glory in their idols. Adore him, all you his angels: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/97.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 96:7>May all those who adore graven images be confounded, along with those who glory in their false images. All you his Angels: Adore him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/97.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All who serve idols are put to shame, who glory in worthless things; all gods bow down before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/97.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All worshipers of images are put to shame, those who make their boast in worthless idols; all gods bow down before him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/97.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Confounded are all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols; worship him, all his angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/97.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All who serve idols and boast in carvings shall be ashamed! Worship him, all his Angels!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/97.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, That boast themselves of things of nought; Bow down to Him, all ye gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/97.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let all that worship graven images be ashamed, who boast of their idols; worship him, all ye his angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/97-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12149" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/97.htm">Let the Earth Rejoice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ō·ḇə·ḏê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">worshipers</a> <a href="/hebrew/6459.htm" title="6459: p̄e·sel (N-ms) -- An idol, image. From pacal; an idol.">of images</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: yê·ḇō·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">are put to shame—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1984.htm" title="1984: ham·miṯ·hal·lîm (Art:: V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp) -- To shine.">those who boast</a> <a href="/hebrew/457.htm" title="457: bā·’ĕ·lî·lîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Insufficiency, worthlessness. Apparently from 'al; good for nothing, by anal. Vain or vanity; specifically an idol.">in idols.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: hiš·ta·ḥă·wū- (V-Hitpael-Imp-mp) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">Worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">you gods!</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Isaiah 42:17</a></span><br />But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-11</a></span><br />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. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-16.htm">Isaiah 45:16</a></span><br />They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Jeremiah 10:14-15</a></span><br />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. / They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Habakkuk 2:18-19</a></span><br />What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. / Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a></span><br />You shall have no other gods before Me. / 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. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15</a></span><br />‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a></span><br />Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-12.htm">2 Kings 17:12</a></span><br />They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14</a></span><br />When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a></span><br />Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a></span><br />The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a></span><br />Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8</a></span><br />Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all you gods.</p><p class="hdg">confounded</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4</a></b></br> Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness <i>of any thing</i> that <i>is</i> in heaven above, or that <i>is</i> in the earth beneath, or that <i>is</i> in the water under the earth:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Leviticus 26:1</a></b></br> Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up <i>any</i> image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-8.htm">Deuteronomy 5:8</a></b></br> Thou shalt not make thee <i>any</i> graven image, <i>or</i> any likeness <i>of any thing</i> that <i>is</i> in heaven above, or that <i>is</i> in the earth beneath, or that <i>is</i> in the waters beneath the earth:</p><p class="hdg">worship</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a></b></br> And the cherubims shall stretch forth <i>their</i> wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces <i>shall look</i> one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13</a></b></br> The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces <i>were</i> inward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm">Hebrews 1:6</a></b></br> And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/94-4.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/psalms/96-9.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/83-17.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/psalms/96-5.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/psalms/96-5.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Images</a> <a href="/psalms/96-5.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/psalms/94-4.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/90-16.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/psalms/72-11.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/psalms/89-50.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/96-9.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-23.htm">Worshipers</a> <a href="/psalms/60-11.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/psalms/96-9.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/109-28.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/105-3.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/psalms/99-5.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/129-5.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-10.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/psalms/97-9.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-10.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/psalms/106-36.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/psalms/106-36.htm">Images</a> <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/psalms/101-5.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/102-14.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/psalms/100-2.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/psalms/109-28.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/109-28.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/104-22.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/99-5.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm">Worshipers</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/psalms/99-5.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 97</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/97-1.htm">The majesty of God's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">The church rejoices at God's judgments upon idolaters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/97-10.htm">An exhortation to godliness and gladness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, idol worship was prevalent among surrounding nations, including the Canaanites, Egyptians, and Babylonians. The Hebrew Scriptures consistently condemn the worship of graven images, as seen in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>). The shame mentioned here is both a present reality and a prophetic declaration of the ultimate downfall of idolaters. The prophets, such as Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>), often mocked the absurdity of worshiping man-made objects, emphasizing that these idols have no power or life.<p><b>those who boast in idols.</b><br>Boasting in idols implies a misplaced confidence and pride in objects that cannot save or deliver. This reflects a deeper spiritual blindness and rebellion against the true God. Historically, Israel struggled with idolatry, often adopting the gods of neighboring peoples, which led to their downfall and exile (<a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a>). The New Testament echoes this sentiment, warning against covetousness, which is equated with idolatry (<a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a>). The boasting here contrasts with the biblical call to boast only in the Lord (<a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a>).<p><b>Worship Him, all you gods!</b><br>This command underscores the supremacy of the God of Israel over all other so-called gods. In the ancient world, polytheism was common, with each nation having its pantheon. The psalmist calls even these "gods" to acknowledge the sovereignty of the one true God. This can be seen as a poetic expression, emphasizing that all spiritual beings, whether real or imagined, are subject to God's authority. The Apostle Paul affirms this in the New Testament, declaring that every knee will bow to Jesus Christ (<a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate victory of God over all spiritual forces, as depicted in Revelation, where every power and authority is subjected to Christ (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/worshipers_of_images.htm">Worshipers of Images</a></b><br>Refers to individuals who engage in idolatry, placing their trust and reverence in man-made objects rather than the one true God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>Physical representations or symbols that people worship instead of God. In the context of ancient Israel, these often included statues or images of deities from surrounding cultures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gods.htm">Gods</a></b><br>In this context, "gods" refers to the false deities that people worship, which are commanded to worship the true God, highlighting His supremacy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is ultimately shameful because it places trust in powerless objects rather than the living God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_supremacy.htm">God's Supremacy</a></b><br>The command for all "gods" to worship the true God underscores His unmatched authority and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/modern_idolatry.htm">Modern Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry today may not involve physical idols but can include anything that takes precedence over God in our lives, such as money, power, or relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_exclusive_worship.htm">Call to Exclusive Worship</a></b><br>Believers are called to worship God alone, recognizing His sovereignty and rejecting all forms of idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_world.htm">Witness to the World</a></b><br>By rejecting idols and worshiping God alone, Christians bear witness to His truth and supremacy in a world filled with false gods.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_97.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 97</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_97_7_imply_polytheism.htm">Do references to “all gods” (Psalm 97:7) suggest acknowledgment of multiple deities, contradicting strict monotheism elsewhere in the Bible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_confirming_events_in_psalm_97.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence exists to confirm any events or context described in Psalm 97?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_song_7_7-8_imagery_suggest_syncretism.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7-8 - Does the imagery of a palm tree and clustered fruit borrow from neighboring fertility cults, raising concerns about syncretism or idolatry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'narcigesis'_mean.htm">What is the Star of Rephan?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/97.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Confounded</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, ashamed (<a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm" title="They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, You are our gods.">Isaiah 42:17</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm" title="Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.">Jeremiah 10:14</a>). The same idea is conveyed by the very word "idols" in Hebrew--empty, worthless things, <span class= "ital">shaming </span>those who worship them.<p>It is doubtful whether the verbs here are to be taken as imperatives. So LXX., Vulgate, and Authorised Version. Probably a fact is stated.<p><span class= "bld">All ye gods.</span>--Not "angels," as in LXX. (See Note, <a href="/psalms/8-5.htm" title="For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned him with glory and honor.">Psalm 8:5</a>.) Here, however, the term is directly intended to include among superhuman beings the agencies worshipped by heathen nations as deities. The quotation <a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm" title="And again, when he brings in the first-begotten into the world, he said, And let all the angels of God worship him.">Hebrews 1:6</a> (see Note, <span class= "ital">New Testament Commentary</span>) is made from the LXX. of <a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm" title="Rejoice, O you nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful to his land, and to his people.">Deuteronomy 32:43</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/97.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols.</span> Professor Cheyne transposes this verse and the next, but without any necessity. It is quite natural that the effect of the theophany on God's enemies should be noted <span class="accented">first.</span> The effect is that they are "confounded," or rather, <span class="accented">covered with shame.</span> The display of real Divine power makes manifest the impotency of the idols, and puts their worshippers to the blush. <span class="cmt_word">Worship him, all ye gods.</span> The theophany is a call on the false gods to worship the true God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/97-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who worship</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֬בְדֵי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇə·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">images</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶ֗סֶל</span> <span class="translit">(p̄e·sel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6459.htm">Strong's 6459: </a> </span><span class="str2">An idol, image</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are put to shame,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḇō·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who boast</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miṯ·hal·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1984.htm">Strong's 1984: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in idols—</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ĕ·lî·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_457.htm">Strong's 457: </a> </span><span class="str2">Good for, nothing, by anal, vain, vanity, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">worship</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·ta·ḥă·wū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֝וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[you] gods!</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 97:7 Let all them be shamed who serve (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/97-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 97:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 97:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/97-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 97:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 97:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>