Psalm 97:7
New International Version
All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols— worship him, all you gods!

New Living Translation
Those who worship idols are disgraced— all who brag about their worthless gods— for every god must bow to him.

English Standard Version
All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship him, all you gods!

Berean Standard Bible
All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!

King James Bible
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

New King James Version
Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods.

New American Standard Bible
May all those be ashamed who serve carved images, Who boast in idols; Worship Him, all you gods.

NASB 1995
Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods.

NASB 1977
Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods.

Legacy Standard Bible
Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast of idols; Worship Him, all you gods!

Amplified Bible
Let all those be [deeply] ashamed who serve carved images, Who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!

Christian Standard Bible
All who serve carved images, those who boast in worthless idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All who serve carved images, those who boast in idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship Him.

American Standard Version
Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images, That boast themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye gods.

Contemporary English Version
Those who brag about the useless idols they worship are terribly ashamed, and all the false gods bow down to the LORD.

English Revised Version
Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everyone who worships idols and brags about false gods will be put to shame. All the gods will bow to him.

Good News Translation
Everyone who worships idols is put to shame; all the gods bow down before the LORD.

International Standard Version
All who serve carved images— and those who praise idols—will be humiliated. Worship him, all you "gods"!

Majority Standard Bible
All worshipers of images are put to shame?those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!

NET Bible
All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him.

New Heart English Bible
Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods.

Webster's Bible Translation
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols; worship him, all ye gods.

World English Bible
Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods!
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
All servants of a carved image are ashamed, "" Those boasting themselves in idols, "" Bow yourselves to Him, all you gods.

Young's Literal Translation
Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods.

Smith's Literal Translation
All serving a carved thing shall be ashamed, they boasting themselves in nothings; worship to him, all ye Gods.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, and that glory in their idols. Adore him, all you his angels:

Catholic Public Domain Version
May all those who adore graven images be confounded, along with those who glory in their false images. All you his Angels: Adore him.

New American Bible
All who serve idols are put to shame, who glory in worthless things; all gods bow down before him.

New Revised Standard Version
All worshipers of images are put to shame, those who make their boast in worthless idols; all gods bow down before him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Confounded are all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols; worship him, all his angels.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
All who serve idols and boast in carvings shall be ashamed! Worship him, all his Angels!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, That boast themselves of things of nought; Bow down to Him, all ye gods.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Let all that worship graven images be ashamed, who boast of their idols; worship him, all ye his angels.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Let the Earth Rejoice
6The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory. 7All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods! 8Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.…

Cross References
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.

Isaiah 44:9-11
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.

Isaiah 45:16
They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.

Jeremiah 10:14-15
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.

Habakkuk 2:18-19
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.”

Exodus 20:3-5
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,

Deuteronomy 27:15
‘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!’

1 Kings 18:21
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.

2 Kings 17:12
They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.”

2 Chronicles 25:14
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.

Psalm 115:4-8
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; ...

Psalm 135:15-18
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. ...

1 Corinthians 8:4-6
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.

1 Corinthians 10:19-20
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.

Galatians 4:8
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.


Treasury of Scripture

Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all you gods.

confounded

Exodus 20:4
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Leviticus 26:1
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 5:8
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

worship

Exodus 25:20
And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

2 Chronicles 3:13
The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

Hebrews 1:6
And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

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Psalm 97
1. The majesty of God's kingdom
7. The church rejoices at God's judgments upon idolaters
10. An exhortation to godliness and gladness














All worshipers of images
This phrase addresses those who engage in idolatry, a practice condemned throughout the Bible. The Hebrew word for "images" is "pesel," which refers to carved idols or graven images. Historically, the Israelites were surrounded by nations that worshiped physical representations of their gods. The commandment against idolatry is rooted in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-4), emphasizing the exclusive worship of Yahweh. This phrase serves as a reminder of the futility and sinfulness of worshiping anything other than the one true God.

are put to shame
The Hebrew word "bosh" is used here, meaning to be ashamed or confounded. In the context of the psalm, it signifies the ultimate disgrace and humiliation that idolaters will face. This shame is not just a social embarrassment but a profound spiritual realization of their error in worshiping false gods. The Bible consistently teaches that those who trust in idols will be disappointed, as these idols cannot save or deliver them (Isaiah 44:9-11).

those who boast in idols
The word "boast" comes from the Hebrew "halal," which means to praise or glory in something. This phrase highlights the misplaced pride and confidence that idolaters have in their false gods. In biblical times, people often attributed their successes and prosperity to their idols, failing to recognize the sovereignty of the true God. This misplaced boasting is contrasted with the biblical call to boast only in the Lord (Jeremiah 9:24).

worship Him, all you gods
The command for "all you gods" to worship the Lord is a powerful declaration of God's supremacy over all spiritual beings. The Hebrew word "elohim" can refer to gods, judges, or mighty ones, and in this context, it underscores the authority of Yahweh over any so-called deities. This phrase echoes the biblical theme that every knee will bow and every tongue will confess the Lordship of God (Philippians 2:10-11). It serves as a prophetic call for all creation, including spiritual entities, to acknowledge the one true God.

(7) Confounded--i.e., ashamed (Isaiah 42:17; Jeremiah 10:14). The same idea is conveyed by the very word "idols" in Hebrew--empty, worthless things, shaming those who worship them.

It is doubtful whether the verbs here are to be taken as imperatives. So LXX., Vulgate, and Authorised Version. Probably a fact is stated.

All ye gods.--Not "angels," as in LXX. (See Note, Psalm 8:5.) Here, however, the term is directly intended to include among superhuman beings the agencies worshipped by heathen nations as deities. The quotation Hebrews 1:6 (see Note, New Testament Commentary) is made from the LXX. of Deuteronomy 32:43. . . .

Verse 7. - Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols. 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 first. The effect is that they are "confounded," or rather, covered with shame. The display of real Divine power makes manifest the impotency of the idols, and puts their worshippers to the blush. Worship him, all ye gods. The theophany is a call on the false gods to worship the true God.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
All
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who worship
עֹ֬בְדֵי (‘ō·ḇə·ḏê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

images
פֶ֗סֶל (p̄e·sel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6459: An idol, image

are put to shame,
יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ ׀ (yê·ḇō·šū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

those who boast
הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים (ham·miṯ·hal·lîm)
Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1984: To shine

in idols—
בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים (bā·’ĕ·lî·lîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 457: Good for, nothing, by anal, vain, vanity, an idol

worship
הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ (hiš·ta·ḥă·wū-)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate

Him,
ל֝וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

[you] gods!
אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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