Parallel Verses
King James 2000
God reigns over the nations: God sits upon the throne of his holiness.
New American Standard Bible
God
King James Version
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
Holman Bible
God is seated on His holy throne.
International Standard Version
God is king over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
A Conservative Version
God reigns over the nations. God sits upon his holy throne.
American Standard Version
God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.
Amplified
God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.
Bible in Basic English
God is the ruler over the nations; God is on the high seat of his holy rule.
Darby Translation
God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
Julia Smith Translation
God reigned over the nations; God sat upon his holy throne.
Lexham Expanded Bible
God reigns over nations; God sits on his holy throne.
Modern King James verseion
God reigns over the nations, God sits on the throne of His holiness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
God reigneth over the Heathen; God sitteth upon his holy seat.
NET Bible
God reigns over the nations! God sits on his holy throne!
New Heart English Bible
God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
The Emphasized Bible
God, hath become king, over the nations, God, hath taken his seat upon his holy throne.
Webster
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
World English Bible
God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
Youngs Literal Translation
God hath reigned over nations, God hath sat on His holy throne,
Themes
Earth » Earth belonging to the lord
Exaltation » The lord being exalted
Gentiles/heathen » The lord being the God of the gentiles/heathen
the Heathen » God » Rules over
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 47:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Our King
7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing you praises with understanding. 8 God reigns over the nations: God sits upon the throne of his holiness. 9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Chronicles 16:31
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigns.
Psalm 9:4
For you have maintained my right and my cause; you sat in the throne judging right.
Psalm 22:27-29
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before you.
Psalm 45:6-7
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.
Psalm 48:1
[A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
Psalm 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the habitation of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.
Psalm 93:1
The LORD reigns, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, with which he has girded himself: the world also is established, that it cannot be moved.
Psalm 94:20
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law?
Psalm 96:10
Say among the nations that the LORD reigns: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
Psalm 97:1
The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of coastlands be glad.
Psalm 99:1
The LORD reigns; let the people tremble: he sits between the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
Psalm 110:6
He shall judge among the nations, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall crush the heads over many countries.
Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Revelation 19:6
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigns.
Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.