Psalms 47:2
The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy, in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
In Context
1A Canticle Psalm. To the sons of Korah, on the second Sabbath.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:58If you will not keep and do all the words of this law, which have been written in this volume, and fear his glorious and terrible name, that is, the Lord your God,
Psalms 65:5Draw near and see the works of God, who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.
Psalms 68:35Let the heavens and the earth praise him: the sea, and everything that crawls in it.
Psalms 95:3Announce his glory among the Gentiles, his miracles among all peoples.
Psalms 145:6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:2-5
Exhortation to Praise God. 1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. 3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. The psalmist, having his own heart filled with great and good thoughts of God, endeavours to engage all about him in the blessed work of praise, as one convinced that God is… Read the whole commentary →