Psalms 47:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־יְהוָ֣ה עֶלְי֣וֹן נוֹרָ֑א מֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝דוֹל עַל־כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

For YHWH 'elyôn nôrā' melek gādôl over all hā'āreṣ

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - 'for/because'
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - 'LORD'
*'elyôn*: adjective, masculine singular - 'high/most high'
*nôrā'*: verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - 'feared/awesome'
*melek*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'king of'
*gādôl*: adjective, masculine singular - 'great'
*'al*: preposition - 'over/upon'
*kol*: construct state, masculine singular - 'all of'
*hā'āreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth/land'

Word Meanings

*'elyôn*: most high/highest/exalted
*nôrā'*: awesome/fearsome/terrible/to be feared
*hā'āreṣ*: earth/land/ground/territory

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 18:47 : 47 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.
Ps 81:14 : 14 I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.
Ps 110:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
1 Cor 15:25 : 25 For he must reign, till he {G302} hath put all his enemies under his feet.
Phil 3:21 : 21 who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, [that] [it] [may be] conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is able even to subject all things unto himself.
Deut 33:29 : 29 Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves unto thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Josh 10:24-25 : 24 And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
Josh 21:44 : 44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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