Psalms 47:8

In 11 translations

BSB

God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

KJV

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

WEB

God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.

ASV

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

LSV

God has reigned over nations, God has sat on His holy throne,

YLT

God hath reigned over nations, God hath sat on His holy throne,

DBY

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

DRC46:9

God shall reign over the nations: God sitteth on his holy throne.

GNV

God reigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon his holy throne.

JPS47:9

God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon His holy throne.

LXXE46:9

God reigns over the nations: God sits upon the throne of his holiness.

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Original-language editions

WLC47:9

מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל־גּוֹיִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃KJV:Ps.47.8

LXX-Br46:9

Ἐβασίλευσεν ὁ Θεὸς ἐπὶ τὰ ἔθνη, ὁ Θεὸς κάθηται ἐπὶ θρόνου ἁγίου αὐτοῦ.

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• 1 Chronicles 16:31Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’
• Revelation 19:6And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
• Psalms 93:1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
• Psalms 45:6–7Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil…
• Psalms 110:6He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
• Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
• Psalms 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
• Psalms 9:4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
• Psalms 22:27–29All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him. For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations. All the rich of the earth will…
• Psalms 96:10Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
• Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
• Hebrews 4:16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
• Psalms 97:1The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
• Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

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