Psalms 47:8
God reigns over the heathen: God sits upon the throne of his holiness.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
In Context
7For God is the King of all the earth: sing all of you praises with understanding.
Cross References
Psalms 9:4For you have maintained my right and my cause; you sat in the throne judging right.
Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of your kingdom is a right sceptre.
Psalms 89:14Justice and judgment are the habitation of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.
Psalms 94:20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law?
Psalms 97:1The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
Psalms 99:2The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:6-9
Exhortation to Praise God. 5 God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. 8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. We are here most earnestly… Read the whole commentary →