Psalms 47:3
He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
In Context
2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
4He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah
Cross References
Joshua 10:24When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
Psalms 18:47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
Psalms 81:14how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
Psalms 99:2Great is the LORD in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.
Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
Malachi 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.
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 →