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Psalm 47:2

For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
2For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
3He subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.
4He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
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Notice

The words “over all the earth” leave no nation outside God's rule, giving praise a scope larger than any country's strength or troubles.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 103:19The LORD has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.Both psalms describe the LORD's kingship as reaching over all, with Psalm 103 naming his throne in the heavens.
Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed because they …Both passages call the LORD awesome; Jeremiah speaks of that might in the face of his persecutors.
1 Timothy 6:15which at the right time he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.Psalm 47 declares God's kingship over all the earth, while Timothy names him King of kings and Lord of lords.
Psalm 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.Both psalms call the LORD a great King, describing his supremacy over the earth and above all gods.
Psalm 99:3Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!Both passages describe the LORD as awesome, grounding praise in his greatness.
Psalm 89:7a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?Both psalms describe God as awesome and supreme, with Psalm 89 expressing the fear due him among the holy ones.
Malachi 1:14“But the deceiver is cursed who has in his flock a male, and vows and sacrifices to the Lord a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says the LORD of …Both passages name the LORD as a great King and describe his awe-inspiring greatness beyond Israel, among the nations.
Matthew 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’Psalm 47 declares God's kingship over the earth, and Matthew's prayer ascribes the kingdom, power, and glory to God forever.
Deuteronomy 7:21You shall not be scared of them; for the LORD your God is among you, a great and awesome God.Both passages describe the LORD as great and awesome; Deuteronomy names his presence among his people as grounds against fear.
Nehemiah 1:5and said, “I beg you, LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his …Both texts name the LORD as great and awesome, words Nehemiah uses as he begins his prayer.
Matthew 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.Both statements describe authority reaching across the earth: the LORD's kingship in the psalm and the authority given to Jesus in Matthew.
Philippians 2:9–11Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,Both passages speak of supreme rank: Psalm 47 names the LORD Most High, while Philippians describes God giving Jesus the name above every name.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. fear for the future.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Read Psalm 47:2 aloud before checking the news

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Encouragement

The news may give you reasons for alarm; this psalm gives a reason for praise. No nation's power extends beyond the rule of YHWH Most High.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).