Psalms 47:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For the LORD Most High is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth!

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 7:21 : 21 You must not tremble in their presence, for the LORD your God, who is present among you, is a great and awesome God.
  • Ps 68:35 : 35 You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise!
  • Mal 1:14 : 14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and my name is awesome among the nations.”
  • Ps 95:3 : 3 For the LORD is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.
  • Ps 99:3 : 3 Let them praise your great and awesome name! He is holy!
  • Ps 47:7 : 7 For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!
  • Ps 65:5 : 5 You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas.
  • Ps 66:3-5 : 3 Say to God:“How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you. 4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name!”(Selah) 5 Come and witness God’s exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome!
  • Neh 1:5 : 5 Then I said,“Please, O LORD God of heaven, great and awesome God, who keeps his loving covenant with those who love him and obey his commandments,
  • Ps 22:27-29 : 27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you! 28 For the LORD is king and rules over the nations. 29 All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.
  • Deut 28:58 : 58 The Curse of Covenant Termination“If you refuse to obey all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the LORD your God,
  • Ps 76:12 : 12 He humbles princes; the kings of the earth regard him as awesome.
  • Ps 145:6 : 6 They will proclaim the power of your awesome acts! I will declare your great deeds!
  • Dan 7:13-14 : 13 I was watching in the night visions,“And with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man was approaching. He went up to the Ancient of Days and was escorted before him. 14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed.
  • Nah 1:6-7 : 6 No one can withstand his indignation! No one can resist his fierce anger! His wrath is poured out like volcanic fire, boulders are broken up as he approaches. 7 The LORD is good– indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.
  • Matt 28:18 : 18 Then Jesus came up and said to them,“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
  • Phil 2:9-9 : 9 As a result God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow– in heaven and on earth and under the earth– 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
  • Rev 6:16-17 : 16 They said to the mountains and to the rocks,“Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

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  • 25For the LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise, he is more awesome than all gods.

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  • Ps 99:1-3
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    1The LORD reigns! The nations tremble. He sits enthroned above the cherubim; the earth shakes.

    2The LORD is elevated in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.

    3Let them praise your great and awesome name! He is holy!

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    6Sing to God! Sing! Sing to our king! Sing!

    7For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!

    8God reigns over the nations! God sits on his holy throne!

  • 9For you, O LORD, are the Most High over the whole earth; you are elevated high above all gods.

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    4The LORD is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky.

    5Who can compare to the LORD our God, who sits on a high throne?

  • 8Let the whole earth fear the LORD! Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him!

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    30Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is established, it cannot be moved.

    31Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the nations say,‘The LORD reigns!’

  • 3Say to God:“How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.

  • 7a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?

  • 3He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet.

  • 9Worship the LORD in holy attire! Tremble before him, all the earth!

  • 1For the music director; by the Korahites; a psalm. All you nations, clap your hands! Shout out to God in celebration!

  • 17For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,

  • 5Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

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    11Make vows to the LORD your God and repay them! Let all those who surround him bring tribute to the awesome one!

    12He humbles princes; the kings of the earth regard him as awesome.

  • 5Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

  • 11Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

  • 1The LORD reigns! Let the earth be happy! Let the many coastlands rejoice!

  • 11O LORD, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You, LORD, have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.

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    1For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!

  • 18Then they will know that you alone are the LORD, the Most High over all the earth.

  • 7Tremble, O earth, before the Lord– before the God of Jacob,

  • 11Serve the LORD in fear! Repent in terror!

  • 16The LORD rules forever! The nations are driven out of his land.

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  • 1A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.

  • 11The LORD will terrify them, for he will weaken all the gods of the earth. All the distant nations will worship the LORD in their own lands.

  • 11you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth,

  • 21You must not tremble in their presence, for the LORD your God, who is present among you, is a great and awesome God.

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  • 28For the LORD is king and rules over the nations.

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  • 35You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise!

  • 19The LORD has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything.

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    9O LORD, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth!

  • 2Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him for his surpassing greatness!

  • 5The LORD is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

  • 21so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs and the openings under the rocky overhangs, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the LORD and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.