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Psalm 47

Psa. 47:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
most high
'elyown (Hebrew #5945)
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
KJV usage: (Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).
Pronounce: el-yone'
Origin: from 5927
is terrible
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
; he is a great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
King
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
over all the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
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is terrible.
Psa. 65:5• 5By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, thou confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the distant regions of the sea. … (Psa. 65:5)
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Psa. 66:3‑5• 3Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.
 4All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. Selah.
 5Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doings toward the children of men. (Psa. 66:3‑5)
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Psa. 68:35• 35Terrible art thou, O God, out of thy sanctuaries,--the *God of Israel! He it is that giveth strength and might unto the people. Blessed be God! (Psa. 68:35)
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Psa. 76:12• 12He cutteth off the spirit of princes; he is terrible to the kings of the earth. (Psa. 76:12)
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Psa. 99:3• 3They shall praise thy great and terrible name,--it is holy!-- (Psa. 99:3)
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Psa. 145:6• 6And they shall tell of the might of thy terrible acts; and thy great deeds will I declare. (Psa. 145:6)
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Deut. 7:21• 21Thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a *God great and terrible. (Deut. 7:21)
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Deut. 28:58• 58If thou wilt not take heed to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, to fear this glorious and fearful name, JEHOVAH THY GOD; (Deut. 28:58)
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Neh. 1:5• 5and said, I beseech thee, Jehovah, God of the heavens, the great and terrible *God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and keep his commandments. (Neh. 1:5)
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Nah. 1:6‑7• 6Who shall stand before his indignation? and who shall abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.
 7Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. (Nah. 1:6‑7)
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Rev. 6:16‑17• 16and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and have us hidden from the face of him that sits upon the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
 17because the great day of his wrath is come, and who is able to stand? (Rev. 6:16‑17)
a great.
Psa. 47:7• 7For God is the King of all the earth; sing psalms with understanding. (Psa. 47:7)
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Psa. 22:27‑29• 27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:
 28For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he ruleth among the nations.
 29All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul. (Psa. 22:27‑29)
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Psa. 95:3• 3For Jehovah is a great *God, and a great king above all gods. (Psa. 95:3)
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Dan. 7:13‑14• 13I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Dan. 7:13‑14)
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Mal. 1:14• 14Yea, cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the nations. (Mal. 1:14)
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Matt. 28:18• 18And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth. (Matt. 28:18)
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Phil. 2:9‑11• 9Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,
 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal beings,
 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to God the Father's glory. (Phil. 2:9‑11)
• He is not only King, but “a great King” that none can withstand. (“Psalms 47” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For Jehovah, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth.