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Psalm 47:3

He subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.

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.
5God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
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Subdued nations and peoples beneath feet give this praise song the weight of conquest, with Israel crediting God for its victory.

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Psalm 18:47even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.Both credit God with subduing peoples, though Psalm 18 speaks of victory for one speaker and Psalm 47 for a people.
1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.Both describe subjection beneath feet, linking that image with the reign of the one who subdues.
Psalm 81:14I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.Both name God as the one who subdues, with Psalm 81 describing his action against his people's enemies.
Psalm 49:14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in …Both speak of people coming under another's dominion, though Psalm 49 sets that dominion amid death and Sheol.
Psalm 110:1A Psalm by David. The LORD says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”Both portray God bringing people beneath feet, an image of defeat and rule.
Judges 4:23So God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel on that day.Both credit God with subduing Israel's opposition; Judges names a particular defeated ruler, Jabin king of Canaan.
Joshua 10:24–25When they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who went with him, “Come near. …Psalm 47 pictures peoples beneath Israel's feet; Joshua records Israel's commanders putting their feet on defeated kings' necks.
Philippians 3:21who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things …Both speak of subjection through divine power; Philippians connects that power with the transformation of the body.
Deuteronomy 33:29You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves …Both celebrate Israel's victory through God, describing other peoples brought into submission beneath Israel.
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Israel's song credits God with victory; it gives you no command to dominate another people. The King praised here rules over all the earth.

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