Psalms

Psalm 47:2–3

²How awesome is the LORD Most High,

the great King over all the earth!

³He subdues nations beneath us,

and peoples under our feet.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
awesome	נוֹרָ֑א	nō·w·rā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3372 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Most High	עֶלְי֣וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
the great	גָּ֝דוֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
King	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He subdues	יַדְבֵּ֣ר	yaḏ·bêr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
nations	עַמִּ֣ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
beneath us	תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ	taḥ·tê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H8478 the under part
and peoples	וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים	ū·lə·’um·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
our feet	רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃	raḡ·lê·nū	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural	H7272 foot

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 47:2 Psalm 95:3 · Psalm 99:3 · Malachi 1:14 · Psalm 68:35 · Deuteronomy 7:21 · Psalm 66:3–5 · Psalm 47:7 · Nehemiah 1:5 · Psalm 65:5 · Revelation 6:16–17 · Philippians 2:9–11 · Psalm 22:27–29

Psalm 47:3 Psalm 18:47 · 1 Corinthians 15:25 · Psalm 81:14 · Psalm 110:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.