Psalms 47:2
For the LORD Most High is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
In Context
1O clap your hands, all ye peoples; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
3He shall subdue the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:58If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Psalms 65:5By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
Psalms 68:35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Psalms 95:3For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
Psalms 145:6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; and I will declare thy 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 →