Psalms 47:3
The city of the great King 1 Is well planted on the mountains of Zion, 1 With the joy of the whole earth, on the sides of the north. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
In Context
2Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised 1 In the city of our God, in his holy mountain. 1
4God is known in her palaces, 1 When he undertakes to help her. 1
Cross References
Joshua 10:24And when they brought them out to Joshua, then Joshua called together all Israel, and the chiefs of the army that went with him, saying to them, Come forward and set your feet on their necks; and they came and set their feet on their necks.
Psalms 99:2Serve the Lord with gladness; 1 Come before his presence with exultation. 1
Malachi 1:14And cursed is the man who had the power, and possessed a male in his flock, and whose vow is upon him, and who sacrifices a corrupt thing to the Lord: for I am a great King, saith the Lord Almighty, and my name is glorious among the nations.
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 →