Psalms 47:2
1 Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
3 He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.
4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
- KJV
- For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
- WEB
- For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
- ASV
- For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.
- DARBY
- For Jehovah, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth.
- BLB
- For YHWH-Elyon [is] to be feared; [He is] the great King over all the earth.
- ÅB
- For Herren, den Høyeste, er forferdelig, en stor konge over all jorden.
- OTB
- For Herren, Den Høyeste, er fryktinngytende,
En stor konge over hele jorden. - B1930
- For Herren, den Høieste, er forferdelig, en stor konge over all jorden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 95:3
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
Read in contextPsalms 99:3
Let them praise Your great and awesome name— He is holy!
Read in contextMalachi 1:14
“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 7:21
Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
Read in contextPsalms 68:35
O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
Read in contextPsalms 66:3–5
Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
Read in contextPsalms 65:5
With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
Read in contextNehemiah 1:5
Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
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