New King James Version
Psalms 47:8
8God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.
Psalms 47:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
- New International Version (NIV)God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.
- New Living Translation (NLT)God reigns above the nations, sitting on his holy throne.
Context of Psalms 47:8
6Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! 7For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding. God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. 9The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.
Read all of Psalms 47Psalms 47:8 word by word
מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל־גּוֹיִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 47:8
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The Lord is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength. Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously.”
- Psalms 97:1The Lord reigns; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad!
- Psalms 99:1The Lord reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be moved!
- Psalms 110:6He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries.
- 1 Chronicles 16:31Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
- Revelation 19:6And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
- Psalms 9:4For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain.
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.
- Psalms 94:20Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?
- Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them.
Commentaries on Psalms 47:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8God reigneth over the heathen - Though this is literally true in God's universal dominion, yet more is here meant. God reigns over the heathen when, by the preaching of the Gospel, they are brought into the Church of Christ. God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness - He is a holy God; he proclaims holiness. His laws are holy, he requires holiness, and his genuine people are all holy. The throne of his holiness is the heaven of heavens; also the temple…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8God reigneth over the heathen - Over the “nations;” not over the “heathen” in the sense in which that term is understood now. It does not mean that God reigns, or that he has set up his throne over the people that have not the true religion, but that he is exalted over the “nations” of the earth as such; or, that he has universal dominion. See the notes at Psalm 46:10. God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness - Upon his holy throne, The idea is, that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 5-9 Praise is a duty in which we ought to be frequent and abundant. But here is a needful rule; Sing ye praises with understanding. As those that understand why and for what reasons they praise God, and what is the meaning of the service. It is not an acceptable service, if it is not a reasonable service. We are never to forget the end of Messiah's exaltation, so continually do the prophets dwell upon the conversion of the nations to the gospel of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9This psalm praises God's rule as king over the entire earth. It describes God's victory with Israel and other nations. Both Israel (Psalm 47:3–4) and the nations (47:9) are part of God's kingdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. The instruction continued. throne of ... holiness--or, "holy throne" (see on Psa 2:6; Psa 23:4).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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