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Psalm 47

1BSBFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

KJVO clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

6 cross-references
  • Psalm 98:4

    4Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!

    Open Psalm 98:4
  • Jeremiah 31:7

    7For this is what the Lord says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O Lord, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’

    Open Jeremiah 31:7
  • Psalm 106:47

    47Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.

    Open Psalm 106:47
  • Psalm 46:1

    1For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

    Open Psalm 46:1
  • Revelation 19:1–2

    1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!

    2For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”

    Open Revelation 19:1–2
  • Zechariah 9:9

    9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

    Open Zechariah 9:9

2BSBHow awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth!

KJVFor the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

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  • Psalm 95:3

    3For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods.

    Open Psalm 95:3
  • Psalm 99:3

    3Let them praise Your great and awesome name—He is holy!

    Open Psalm 99:3
  • Malachi 1:14

    14“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the Lord of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.

    Open Malachi 1:14
  • Deuteronomy 7:21

    21Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.

    Open Deuteronomy 7:21
  • Psalm 68:35

    35O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!

    Open Psalm 68:35
  • Psalm 66:3–5

    3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

    4All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah

    Open Psalm 66:3–5

3BSBHe subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.

KJVHe shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:25

    25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

    Open 1 Corinthians 15:25
  • Psalm 18:47

    47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,

    Open Psalm 18:47
  • Psalm 81:14

    14how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!

    Open Psalm 81:14
  • Psalm 110:1

    1A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

    Open Psalm 110:1
  • Philippians 3:21

    21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

    Open Philippians 3:21
  • Joshua 10:24–25

    24When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.

    25“Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the Lord will do this to all the enemies you fight.”

    Open Joshua 10:24–25

4BSBHe chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

KJVHe shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

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  • 1 Peter 1:4

    4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

    Open 1 Peter 1:4
  • Nahum 2:2

    2For the Lord will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.

    Open Nahum 2:2
  • Amos 6:8

    8The Lord God has sworn by Himself—the Lord, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

    Open Amos 6:8
  • 1 John 4:9–10

    9This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

    10And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

    Open 1 John 4:9–10
  • Amos 8:7

    7The Lord has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.

    Open Amos 8:7
  • Hosea 14:4

    4I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.

    Open Hosea 14:4

5BSBGod has ascended amid shouts of joy, the Lord with the sound of the horn.

KJVGod is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

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  • Psalm 68:33

    33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.

    Open Psalm 68:33
  • Revelation 11:15

    15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

    Open Revelation 11:15
  • 1 Corinthians 15:52

    52in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

    Open 1 Corinthians 15:52
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:16

    16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

    Open 1 Thessalonians 4:16
  • Psalm 24:7–10

    7Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!

    8Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

    Open Psalm 24:7–10
  • Psalm 78:65

    65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

    Open Psalm 78:65

6BSBSing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!

KJVSing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

6 cross-references
  • Matthew 25:34

    34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

    Open Matthew 25:34
  • Isaiah 12:4–6

    4and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.

    5Sing to the Lord, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth.

    Open Isaiah 12:4–6
  • Psalm 117:1–2

    1Praise the Lord, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!

    2For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Hallelujah!

    Open Psalm 117:1–2
  • Psalm 68:4

    4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the Lord—and rejoice before Him.

    Open Psalm 68:4
  • Psalm 145:1

    1A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

    Open Psalm 145:1
  • 1 Chronicles 16:9

    9Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

    Open 1 Chronicles 16:9

7BSBFor God is King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise.

KJVFor God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

6 cross-references
  • Zechariah 14:9

    9On that day the Lord will become King over all the earth—the Lord alone, and His name alone.

    Open Zechariah 14:9
  • Colossians 3:16

    16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

    Open Colossians 3:16
  • Psalm 47:8

    8God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

    Open Psalm 47:8
  • Psalm 47:2

    2How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth!

    Open Psalm 47:2
  • Revelation 11:15

    15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

    Open Revelation 11:15
  • 1 Corinthians 14:14–15

    14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

    15What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

    Open 1 Corinthians 14:14–15

8BSBGod reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

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

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  • 1 Chronicles 16:31

    31Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The Lord reigns!’

    Open 1 Chronicles 16:31
  • Revelation 19:6

    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.

    Open Revelation 19:6
  • Psalm 45:6–7

    6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

    7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

    Open Psalm 45:6–7
  • Psalm 93:1

    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.

    Open Psalm 93:1
  • Psalm 9:4

    4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.

    Open Psalm 9:4
  • Psalm 89:14

    14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

    Open Psalm 89:14

9BSBThe nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

KJVThe 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.

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  • Psalm 89:18

    18Surely our shield belongs to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

    Open Psalm 89:18
  • Genesis 49:10

    10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

    Open Genesis 49:10
  • Psalm 72:7–9

    7May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.

    8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

    Open Psalm 72:7–9
  • Exodus 3:6

    6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

    Open Exodus 3:6
  • Genesis 17:7–8

    7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

    8And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

    Open Genesis 17:7–8
  • Isaiah 41:8–10

    8“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—

    9I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.

    Open Isaiah 41:8–10