Psalms 47:3
For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
In Context
2O clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of Joy,
4He hath subdued the people under us; and the nations under our feet.
Cross References
Joshua 10:24And when they were Drought out to him, he called all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the army that were with him: Go, and set your feet on the necks of these kings. And when they had gone, and put their feet upon the necks of them lying under them,
Psalms 18:47The Lord liveth, and blessed be my God, and let the God of my salvation be exalted :
Psalms 81:14If my people had heard me: if Israel had walked in my ways:
Psalms 99:2The Lord is great in Sion, and high above all people.
Jeremiah 10:7Who shall fear thee, O king of nations? for thine is the glory: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms there is none like unto thee.
Malachi 1:14Cursed is the deceitful man that hath in his flock a male, and making a vow offereth in sacrifice that which is feeble to the Lord: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the Gentiles.
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 →