Psalms 47:2
For, Yahweh—as Most High, is to be revered, A great king, over all the earth,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
In Context
1All ye peoples, clap your hands, Shout unto God, with the voice of triumph;
3He will subjugate, Peoples under us, and, Tribes of men beneath our feet.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:58If thou wilt not take heed to do all the words of this law, which are written in this scroll,—to revere this glorious and reverend name, Yahweh thy God,
Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth, will remember and turn to Yahweh, Yea all the families of the nations, will bow themselves down before thee,
Psalms 65:5By things reverend in righteousness, wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the sea far away;
Psalms 68:35As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the people. Blessed be God!
Psalms 95:3For, a great GOD, is Yahweh, And a great king, above all gods.
Psalms 145:6And, the might of thy terrible acts, shall men speak, and, as for thy greatness, I will recount it.
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 →