Psalm 97
Encyclopedia
Psalm 97 is one of the psalm in the biblical
Bible
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 Book of Psalms. One of the Royal Psalms, Psalm 93
Psalm 93
Psalm 93 is the 93rd psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms. One of the Royal Psalms, Psalm 93-99, praising God as the King of His people.-Judaism:*Is the psalm of the day for the Shir Shel Yom on Friday....

-99
Psalm 99
Psalm 99 is one of the psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms. The last of the set of Royal Psalms, Psalm 93-99, praising God as the King of His people.-Judaism:...

, praising God as the King of His people.

Judaism

  • Is the third paragraph of Kabbalat Shabbat.
  • Is recited on the third to the sixth days of Sukkot
    Sukkot
    Sukkot is a Biblical holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei . It is one of the three biblically mandated festivals Shalosh regalim on which Hebrews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.The holiday lasts seven days...

    .
  • Verse 1 is found in the repetition of the Amidah
    Amidah
    The Amidah , also called the Shmoneh Esreh , is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy. This prayer, among others, is found in the siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book...

     during Rosh Hashanah
    Rosh Hashanah
    Rosh Hashanah , , is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im which occur in the autumn...

    .

In popular culture

  • The psalm is referenced by the Christian artist Michael W. Smith
    Michael W. Smith
    Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...

     in the song "Let it Rain" in his album Worship.

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