Psalms 47:2
For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
In Context
1Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
3He subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:58If you will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD your God,
Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
Psalms 65:5By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.
Psalms 68:35You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
Psalms 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
Psalms 145:6Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
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 →