New English Translation
Psalms 47:3
3He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet.
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
1All you nations, clap your hands! Shout out to God in celebration! 2For the sovereign Lord is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth! He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet. 4He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves. (Selah) 5God has ascended his throne amid loud shouts; the Lord has ascended his throne amid the blaring of ram’s horns.
Read all of Psalms 47Psalms 47:3 word by word
יַדְבֵּ֣ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 47:3
- Psalms 18:47The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.
- Psalms 81:14Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries.”
- Deuteronomy 33:29You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the Lord, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.
- Joshua 21:44The Lord made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them.
- Philippians 3:21who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.
- Psalms 110:1Here is the Lord’s proclamation to my lord: “Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”
- Joshua 10:24When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign 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
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