Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

For God is King of all the earth: play on the harp from understanding.

New American Standard Bible

For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with a skillful psalm.

King James Version

For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

Holman Bible

Sing a song of wisdom,
for God is King of all the earth.

International Standard Version

Indeed, God is king over all the earth; sing a song of praise.

A Conservative Version

For God is the King of all the earth. Sing ye praises with understanding.

American Standard Version

For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding.

Amplified


For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises in a skillful psalm and with understanding.

Bible in Basic English

For God is the King of all the earth; make songs of praise with knowledge.

Darby Translation

For God is the King of all the earth; sing psalms with understanding.

King James 2000

For God is the King of all the earth: sing you praises with understanding.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For God [is] king of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.

Modern King James verseion

For God is King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises unto him with understanding.

NET Bible

For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!

New Heart English Bible

For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.

The Emphasized Bible

For God is king of all the earth, Sing praises with understanding.

Webster

For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

World English Bible

For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.

Youngs Literal Translation

For king of all the earth is God, Give praise, O understanding one.

References

Easton

Fausets

Smith

Context Readings

God Our King

6 Play on the harp to God, play on the harp to our King; play on the harp. 7 For God is King of all the earth: play on the harp from understanding. 8 God reigned over the nations; God sat upon his holy throne.


Cross References

Zechariah 14:9

And Jehovah was for king over all the earth: in that day Jehovah shall be one, and his name one.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in, you richly; teaching and reminding one another in all wisdom, playing with harps, and songs, and spiritual odes, with grace singing in your hearts to the Lord.

Psalm 47:2

For Jehovah the Most High is terrible; a great King over all the earth.

Psalm 47:8

God reigned over the nations; God sat upon his holy throne.

1 Corinthians 14:14-15

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, and my mind is unfruitful.

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet; and great voices were in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of the world were our Lord's, and his Christ's; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

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