Let the earth and skies be happy.\par Let people everywhere say,\par “The Lord rules!”\par
Psalm 47:8 - Easy To Read Version God sits on his holy throne.\par God rules all the nations.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God reigns over the nations; God sits upon His holy throne. American Standard Version (1901) God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne. Common English Bible God is king over the nations. God sits on his holy throne. Catholic Public Domain Version With a vehement spirit, you will crush the ships of Tarshish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version With a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis. |
Let the earth and skies be happy.\par Let people everywhere say,\par “The Lord rules!”\par
God will judge the nations.\par The ground will be covered\par with dead bodies.\par And God will punish the leaders\par of powerful nations.\par
The Lord is great.\par People praise him very much\par in the city of our God,\par \{on\} his holy mountain.\par
Your kingdom is built on truth and justice.\par Love and faithfulness are servants\par before your throne.\par
You are the good judge.\par You sat on your throne {\cf2\super [48]} as judge.\par Lord, you listened to my case.\par And you made the decision about me.\par
The Lord is King.\par He wears majesty and strength like clothes.\par He is ready,\par so the whole world is safe.\par It will not be shaken (destroyed).\par
God, you don’t help crooked judges.\par Those bad judges use the law\par to make life hard for the people.\par
Announce to the nations\par that the Lord is King!\par So the world will not be destroyed.\par The Lord will rule the people fairly.\par
The Lord rules, and the earth is happy.\par All the faraway lands are happy.\par
The Lord is King.\par So let the nations shake with fear.\par God sits as King above the Cherub angels. {\cf2\super [532]} \par So let the world shake with fear.\par
The Lord in Zion {\cf2\super [533]} is great!\par He is the great leader over all people.\par
And the Lord will be the King of the whole world at that time. The Lord is One. His name is One.
Some people have good, male animals that they could give as sacrifices. \{But they don’t give those good animals to me.\} Some people bring good animals to me. They promise to give those healthy animals to me. But then they secretly exchange those good animals and they give me sick animals. Bad things will happen to those people! I am the Great King. \{You should respect me!\} People all around the world respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said those things!
Who were those people who heard God’s voice and were against him? It was all those people that Moses led out of Egypt.
Then I heard something that sounded like many, many people. It sounded like the noise of flooding water and like loud thunder. The people were saying:
Then I saw a large white throne. I saw the One who was sitting on the throne. Earth and sky ran away from him and disappeared.