Psalms 47:2
How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
BSB
ASV
For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.
KJV
For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
COMMENTARY ON PSALM 47 (390)
He became manifest in the events themselves, by which he routed those harassing the godly and proved superior to their scheme, fearsome to the enemy and, in short, king like no other on earth, since he is also Lord of all.
We may, however, easily gather from the connection of the words the truth of what I have suggested, that when God is called a terrible and great King over all the earth, this prophecy applies to the kingdom of Christ.
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 ever. He is higher than the highest, than the angels in heaven, or any of the sons of men on earth. He is the high and lofty One, that dwells in the high and lofty place. And even this character agrees with him as the ascended Lord and King in his human nature; he is ascended on high, is set down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
For the Lord, or Jehovah, the self existent and only God; Most high, most great in power, lofty in dominion, eminent in wisdom, elevated in glory. Is terrible, none can resist his power or stand before his vengeance; yet as these terrors are wielded on the behalf of his subjects, they are fit reasons for rejoicing. Omnipotence, which is terrible to crush, is almighty to protect.
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Psalms 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
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For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
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Psalms 99:3Let them praise Your great and awesome name— He is holy!
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And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
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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…
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Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
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Deuteronomy 7:21Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
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Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
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