Psalms 47:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י מֶ֖לֶךְ כָּל־הָאָ֥רֶץ אֱלֹהִ֗ים זַמְּר֥וּ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

Transliteration

For melek all hā'āreṣ is 'ĕlōhîm zammĕrû maśkîl

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - 'for/because'
*melek*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'king of'
*kol*: construct state, masculine singular - 'all of'
*hā'āreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth/land'
*'ĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'God'
*zammĕrû*: verb, piel imperative, masculine plural - 'sing praise'
*maśkîl*: noun/adjective, masculine singular - 'with understanding/skillfully'

Word Meanings

*melek*: king/ruler/sovereign
*hā'āreṣ*: earth/land/ground/territory
*'ĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings (plural form used for singular God)
*zammĕrû*: sing praise/make music/sing psalms
*maśkîl*: skillfully/with understanding/contemplative poem/instructive psalm

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 16:31 : 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth.
Ps 9:4 : 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously.
Ps 22:27-29 : 27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations. 29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Ps 48:1 : 1 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
Ps 89:14 : 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.
Ps 93:1 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; He is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.
Ps 94:20 : 20 Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
Ps 96:10 : 10 Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth: The world also is established that it cannot be moved: He will judge the peoples with equity.
Ps 97:1 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad.
Ps 99:1 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth [above] the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
Ps 110:6 : 6 He will judge among the nations, He will fill [the places] with dead bodies; He will strike through the head in many countries.
Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help [us] in time of need.
Rev 19:6 : 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth.
Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

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