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Psalm 47:8 KJV
Psalms · chapter 47 · verse 8
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.Psalm 47:8 · King James Version
Psalm 47:8 in context
6Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
8God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
9The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- reignethmâlakto reignH4427 →
- heathengôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- sittethyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- thronekiççêʼproperly, coveredH3678 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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We are here most earnestly pressed to praise God, and to sing his praises; so backward are we to this duty that we have need to be urged to it by precept upon precept, and line upon line; so we are here (Psa 47:6): Sing praises to God, and again, Sing praises, Sing praises to our King, and again, Sing praises.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-9