Psalms 47:2

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. For the Lord most high is terrible - He has insufferable majesty, and is a great King - the mightiest of all emperors, for he is Sovereign over the whole earth.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the Lord most high - Yahweh, the Most High God; that is, who is exalted above all other beings. Compare Exodus 18:11 ; 1 Chronicles 16:25...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XLVII. Joy of all Mankind in Yahweh. All nations are invited to rejoice in Yahweh's exaltation. It seems strange that they should be expected to re...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. MOST HIGH. Hebrew. Elyon. App-4. terrible . to be reverenced. a great King. This in special contrast...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Since, then, no servitude is happy and desirable but that by which God subdues and brings under the standard and authority of Christ his Son th...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord most high is terrible— Is to be feared—to be revered—to be held in awe. Fenwick, Mudge, &c.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. For the Lord most high is terrible - the ground of exultation, nam...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps., though akin to Psalms 46, 48, is less definitely historical, and simply summons the earth to join in a chorus of praise to God as the victo...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Most high. — Or, possibly, a predicate, is exalted. Terrible. — Literally, feared. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 20:29 ).
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 47:1-9 THE closing thought of Psalms 46:1-11 is nobly expanded in this jubilant summons to all nations to praise Jehovah as their King. B...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“King over All the Earth” Psalms 47:1-9 This psalm may have been sung in the valley of Berachah, where Jehoshaphat celebrated his victory over...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a song of the sovereignty of God. In the Hebrew ceremonial it was pre-eminently the song of the New Year, being repeated seven times ere the...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here is a call from one awakened soul to another, nay, to all the people of God, to all the church of the Gentiles also, yet to be called to rejoice...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the Lord most high [is] terrible ,.... Christ is not only the Son of the Highest, but he himself is the most high God, God over all, blessed for...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth. Ver. 2. For the Lord most high is terrible ] Amiable to his own, te...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

O clap your hands, all ye people All ye tribes of Israel, or, rather, all nations, not only Jews but Gentiles; for all of them would, or might have...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortation to Praise God. To the chief musician. A psalm for the sons of K...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Most high is terrible; or, is most high (in himself, above all gods) and (which conjunction is off understood) terrible , to all his enemies. A...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Nations Are Called On To Salute YHWH Most High As The Great King Over All The Earth Who Has Established His People In The Choicest Of Lands ( Ps...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician, a psalm for the sons of Korah.” See Introduction to Psalms 42 . The author of the psalm, an...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 47:1-9 . O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great king...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 47:1-5 . O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is the song which the sons of Korah sung before the ark, when it was removed from the city of David to its place in the temple. 2 Chronicles 7...
The Biblical Illustrator

O clap your hands, all ye people. Messianic triumph predicted The psalmist looked far ahead. His immediate experience was as “a little window t...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is a song of praise to God, as the King of the whole earth. It has been called "one of the accession psalms," because it dep...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Messiah in the Glory of His Exaltation. To the chief musician, a psalm for the sons of Korah, written by one of their number at the inspiratio...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For the Lord most high is terrible, to be feared, to be regarded with awe and reverence; He is a great King over all the earth, having dominion ove...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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² For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 47:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 47:2