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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He subdues the nations before us, putting our enemies beneath our feet.

Context of Psalms 47:3

1Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. 2For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. 4He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. 5God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.

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 18:47He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,
• Psalms 81:14how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes!
• Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”
• Joshua 21:44The Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hands.
• Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
• Joshua 10:24When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed 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