Psalms 47:3

Psalms 47:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
• New International Version (NIV)He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet.

Context of Psalms 47:3

1O clap your hands, all you people; Shout to God with the voice of triumph and songs of joy. 2For the Lord Most High is to be feared [and worshiped with awe-inspired reverence and obedience]; He is a great King over all the earth. He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet. 4He chooses our inheritance for us, The glory and excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah. 5God has ascended amid shouting, The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

Psalms 47:3 word by word

יַדְבֵּ֣ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall subdueדָבַרdâbar · to speak: subdueH1696
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• under us, and the nationsלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816
• under our feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Cross-references for Psalms 47:3

• Psalms 18:47The God who avenges me, And subdues peoples (nations) under me.
• Psalms 81:14Then I would quickly subdue and humble their enemies And turn My hand against their adversaries;
• Deuteronomy 33:29Happy and blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The Shield of your help, And the Sword of your majesty! Your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
• Joshua 21:44The Lord gave them rest [from conflict] on every side, in accordance with everything that He had sworn to their fathers, and not one of all their enemies stood before them [in battle]; the Lord handed over all their enemies to them.
• Philippians 3:21who, by exerting that power which enables Him even to subject everything to Himself, will [not only] transform [but completely refashion] our earthly bodies so that they will be like His glorious resurrected body.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord (Father) says to my Lord (the Messiah, His Son), “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet [subjugating them into complete submission].”
• Joshua 10:24When they brought these kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and told the commanders of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come up close, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and put their feet on the necks [of the five kings].
• 1 Corinthians 15:25For Christ must reign [as King] until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

Commentaries on Psalms 47:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He shall subdue the people under us - He shall do again for us what he had done for our forefathers - give us dominion over our enemies, and establish us in our own land. I would rather read this in the past tense, relative to what God did for their fathers in destroying the Canaanites, and giving them the promised land for their possession, and taking the people for his own inheritance. This is also applied to the conversion of the Gentiles who, on the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He shall subdue the people under us - Compare Psalm 18:39, note; Psalm 18:47, note. The word rendered “subdue” is that which commonly means” to speak.” The idea in the use of this word here is that he has only to speak and it is done (compare Psalm 33:9), or that he could do it by a word. Compare, however, on the use of the word here, Gesenius (Lexicon), on the word - דבר dâbar 2, Hiphil. And the nations under our feet - That is, they shall be entirely…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The Lord gave Israel victory, especially under David (see Psalm 18:40–50). God's powerful acts of redemption show his love for Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. His universal sovereignty now exists, and will be made known.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings