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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• 5Terrible things in righteousness thou wilt answer us,{HR}O God of our salvation,{HR}Confidence of all the ends of earth and sea, afar off; (Psa. 65:5)
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Psa. 66:3‑5• 3Say to God, How terrible [are] thy doings;{HR}In the greatness of thy strength thine enemies shall cringe to thee.
 4All the earth shall worship thee,{HR}And sing psalms to thee;{HR}They shall sing to thy name. Selah.
 5Come and see the works of God,{HR}Terrible in dealing toward the sons of men. (Psa. 66:3‑5)
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Psa. 68:35• 35Terrible [art thou], O God, out of thy sanctuaries;{HR}The God of Israel!{HR}He giveth strength and might to the people.{HR}Blessed be God. (Psa. 68:35)
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Psa. 76:12• 12He will cut off the spirit of princes,{HR}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;{HR}Holy [is] he. (Psa. 99:3)
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Psa. 145:6• 6And the strength of thy terrors they shall tell (say);{HR}And thy greatness, I will declare it. (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 can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
 7Jehovah is good, a strong hold 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 rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
 17for the great day of his wrath is come; and who is able to stand? (Rev. 6:16‑17)
a great.
Psa. 47:7• 7For king of all the earth [is] God;{HR}Sing ye a Maschil. (Psa. 47:7)
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Psa. 22:27‑29• 27All the ends of the earth shall remember{HR}And shall turn unto Jehovah,{HR}And all tribes of Gentiles shall bow down before thee.
 28For the kingdom is Jehovah's;{HR}And he ruleth among the Gentiles.
 29All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and shall bow down;{HR}Before him shall bend all those who go down to the dust,{HR}And he [who] hath not kept alive his soul. (Psa. 22:27‑29)
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Psa. 95:3• 3For Jehovah [is] a great God ,{HR}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 the Son of man, and came 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 people, 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• 14But cursed be the deceiver, which 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 dreadful among the heathen. (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 gave him the name that [is] above every name,
 10that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal [beings],
 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, unto God [the] Father's glory. (Phil. 2:9‑11)
• He is not only King, but “a great King” that none can withstand. (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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For Jehovah Most High [is] to be feared,{HR}A great king over all the earth.