Psalms 47:2
(47:3) For the Lord is most high, fear-inspiring; he is a great king over all the earth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
In Context
3(47:4) He will subdue people under us, and nations under our feet.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:58If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law which are written in this book; to fear this glorious and fearful name, the Lord thy God:
Psalms 22:27(22:28) All the ends of the world shall remember and return unto the Lord: and all the families of the nations shall bow themselves down before thee.
Psalms 65:5(65:6) With terrific deeds in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the sea, that are far away;
Psalms 68:35(68:36) Thou art tremendous, O God, from thy holy residences: O God of Israel, [thou art] he that givest strength and power unto [thy] people. Blessed be God.
Psalms 95:3For a great God is the Lord, and a great King above all Gods;
Psalms 145:6And of the might of thy terrible acts shall men converse: and thy greatness will I relate.
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 →