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Psalms 47:2

Psalms 47:2 is verse 2 of Psalms chapter 47, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!

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King James Version

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

World English Bible

For Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

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Psalms 47:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!

3 He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.

4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 65:5

With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

Psalms 66:3

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

Psalms 66:4

All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah

Psalms 66:5

Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

Psalms 68:35

O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!

Psalms 76:12

He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.

Psalms 99:3

Let them praise Your great and awesome name— He is holy!

Psalms 145:6

They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.

Deuteronomy 7:21

Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.

Deuteronomy 28:58

If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—

Nehemiah 1:5

Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Nahum 1:6

Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.

Nahum 1:7

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.

Revelation 6:16

And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.

Revelation 6:17

For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

Psalms 47:7

For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.

Psalms 22:27

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

Psalms 22:28

For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.

Psalms 22:29

All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.

Psalms 95:3

For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.

Daniel 7:13

In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.

Daniel 7:14

And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

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 28:18

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Philippians 2:9

Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

Philippians 2:10

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Philippians 2:11

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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