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Psalms 47:2
2For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.
Psalms 47:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth.
Context of Psalms 47:2
1Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. 3He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. 4He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.
Read all of Psalms 47Psalms 47:2 word by word
כִּֽי־יְהוָ֣ה עֶלְי֣וֹן נוֹרָ֑א מֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝דוֹל עַל־כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 47:2
- Psalms 65:5You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
- Psalms 68:35You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!
- Psalms 76:12He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.
- Psalms 99:3Let them praise your great and awesome name— he is holy.
- Psalms 145:6They tell of the power of your awesome works— and I will proclaim your great deeds.
- Deuteronomy 7:21Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
- Deuteronomy 28:58If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name—the Lord your God—
- Nehemiah 1:5Then I said: “Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,
- Nahum 1:6Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him.
- Revelation 6:16They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
- Psalms 47:7For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
- Psalms 95:3For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.
- Daniel 7:13“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.
- Malachi 1:14“Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations.
Commentaries on Psalms 47:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For the Lord most high is terrible - He has insufferable majesty, and is a great King - the mightiest of all emperors, for he is Sovereign over the whole earth.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For the Lord most high - Yahweh, the Most High God; that is, who is exalted above all other beings. Compare Exodus 18:11; 1 Chronicles 16:25 Psalm 96:4; 2 Chronicles 2:5; Psalm 95:3. Is terrible - literally, is to be feared; that is, reverenced and adored. There is an idea in the words “terrible” and “terror” which is not contained in the original, as if there were something harsh, severe, stern, in his character. The word in the original does not go…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2As the ruler of all nations, God deserves praise.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. His universal sovereignty now exists, and will be made known.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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