Psalm 47:2 - The Scriptures 1998

For יהוה  Most High is awesome; A great Sovereign over all the earth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For the Lord Most High excites terror, awe, and dread; He is a great King over all the earth.

American Standard Version (1901)

For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.

Common English Bible

Because the LORD Most High is awesome, he is the great king of the whole world.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy, in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

Psalm 47:2 Cross References

Nehemiah 1:5

and I said, “I pray, יהוה  Elohim of the heavens, O great and awesome Ě

Psalm 145:6

And they speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I recount Your greatness.

Psalm 47:7

For Elohim is Sovereign of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding.

Psalm 65:5

By awesome deeds in righteousness You answer us, O Elohim of our deliverance, The Trust of all the ends of the earth, And the distant seas;

Psalm 68:35

O Elohim, awesome from Your set-apart places, The Ě

Psalm 76:12

He cuts off the spirit of leaders, He is awesome to the sovereigns of the earth!

Psalm 95:3

For יהוה  is a great Ě

Psalm 99:3

They praise Your Name, great and awesome, It is set-apart.

Malachi 1:14

“But cursed be the deceiver who has a male in his flock, and makes a vow, but is slaughtering to יהוה  what is blemished. For I am a great Sovereign,” said יהוה  of hosts, “and My Name is feared among nations.

Matthew 28:18

And יהושע  came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Deuteronomy 28:58

“If you do not guard to do all the Words of this Torah that are written in this book, to fear this esteemed and awesome Name, יהוה  your Elohim,

Deuteronomy 7:21

“Do not be afraid of them, for יהוה  your Elohim, the great and awesome Ě