2 Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation. 3 Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side. 4 His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
Psalms 97:2–4
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Psalms 18:11–13
11 He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him. 12 From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire. 13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
2 Samuel 22:9–11
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. 10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. 11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Psalms 50:2–4
2 From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. 3 Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him. 4 He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
Nahum 1:4–6
4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. 5 The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers. 6 Who can…
Psalms 104:31–33
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works. 32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder. 33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Psalms 29:6–8
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire. 8 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.
Job 36:31–33
31 For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance. 32 He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark. 33 The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.
Psalms 104:3–5
3 laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind. 4 He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. 5 He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
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