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Psalm 47

Psa. 47:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
reigneth
malak (Hebrew #4427)
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
KJV usage: consult, X indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, X surely.
Pronounce: maw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root
over the heathen
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
: God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
sitteth
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
upon the throne
kicce' (Hebrew #3678)
from 3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
KJV usage: seat, stool, throne.
Pronounce: kis-say'
Origin: or kicceh {kis-say'}
of his holiness
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
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Ministry on This Verse

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reigneth.
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. 93:1• 1Jehovah reigneth, he hath clothed himself with majesty: Jehovah hath clothed himself, he hath girded himself with strength; yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved. (Psa. 93:1)
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Psa. 96:10• 10Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved; he will execute judgment upon the peoples with equity. (Psa. 96:10)
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Psa. 97:1• 1Jehovah reigneth: let the earth be glad, let the many isles rejoice. (Psa. 97:1)
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Psa. 99:1• 1Jehovah reigneth: let the peoples tremble. He sitteth between the cherubim: let the earth be moved. (Psa. 99:1)
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Psa. 110:6• 6He shall judge among the nations; he shall fill all places with dead bodies; he shall smite through the head over a great country. (Psa. 110:6)
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1 Chron. 16:31• 31Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! (1 Chron. 16:31)
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Rev. 19:6• 6And I heard as a voice of a great crowd, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunders, saying, Hallelujah, for the Lord our God the Almighty has taken to himself kingly power. (Rev. 19:6)
throne.
Psa. 9:4• 4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause. Thou sittest on the throne, judging righteously. (Psa. 9:4)
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Psa. 45:6‑7• 6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:
 7Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions. (Psa. 45:6‑7)
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Psa. 48:1• 1A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness. (Psa. 48:1)
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Psa. 89:14• 14Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne; loving-kindness and truth go before thy face. (Psa. 89:14)
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Psa. 94:20• 20Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law? (Psa. 94:20)
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Heb. 4:16• 16Let us approach therefore with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help. (Heb. 4:16)
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Rev. 20:11• 11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled, and place was not found for them. (Rev. 20:11)
• Further, praises with understanding are called for. The relationships of God are stated in verse 8. This, too, is a point neglected by the saints—the living and praising in and according to the relationships in which God stands with us. We have to say, “The Father” and “Christ the Lord.” Here, in the kingdom, it is He sits upon the throne of His holiness, and He reigns over the heathen—only, now, that which is power on the earth. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 45-48” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.