Psalms 47:8

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 47:8 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:31Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’
  2. Psalms 9:4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
  3. Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
  4. Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
  5. Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
  6. Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
  7. 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.
  8. Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
  9. 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.
  10. Psalms 97:1The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
  11. Psalms 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
  12. Psalms 99:2Great is the LORD in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.
  13. Psalms 110:6He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
  14. Zechariah 14:9On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
  15. Malachi 1:14“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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.

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