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King James Version

Psalms 47:3

He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   The Topic Concordance - Praise;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Korah, Korahites;   Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Korah;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Joy;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - El 'Elyon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He subdues peoples under usand nations under our feet.
Hebrew Names Version
He subdues nations under us, And peoples under our feet.
English Standard Version
He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
New Century Version
He defeated nations for us and put them under our control.
New English Translation
He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet.
Amplified Bible
He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.
New American Standard Bible
He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.
World English Bible
He subdues nations under us, And peoples under our feet.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He hath subdued the people vnder vs, and the nations vnder our feete.
Legacy Standard Bible
He subdues peoples under usAnd nations under our feet.
Berean Standard Bible
He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.
Contemporary English Version
God has put every nation under our power,
Complete Jewish Bible
For Adonai ‘Elyon is awesome, a great king over all the earth.
Darby Translation
He subdueth the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.
Easy-to-Read Version
He helped us defeat other nations. He put those people under our control.
George Lamsa Translation
For he has subdued the Gentiles under us, and the nations under our feet.
Good News Translation
He gave us victory over the peoples; he made us rule over the nations.
Lexham English Bible
He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet.
Literal Translation
He shall speak peoples under us, even nations under our feet.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He shal subdue the people vnder vs, & the Heithe vnder oure fete.
American Standard Version
He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet.
Bible in Basic English
He will put down the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the LORD is most high, awful; a great King over all the earth.
King James Version (1611)
Hee shall subdue the people vnder vs, and the nations vnder our feet.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He wyll subdue the people vnder vs: and the nations vnder our feete.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He has subdued the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.
English Revised Version
He shall subdue the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He made puplis suget to vs; and hethene men vndur oure feet.
Update Bible Version
He subdues peoples under us, And nations under our feet.
Webster's Bible Translation
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
New King James Version
He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet.
New Living Translation
He subdues the nations before us, putting our enemies beneath our feet.
New Life Bible
He sets people under us, and nations under our feet.
New Revised Standard
He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He will subjugate, Peoples under us, and, Tribes of men beneath our feet.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(46-4) He hath subdued the people under jus; and the nations under our feet.
Revised Standard Version
He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
Young's Literal Translation
He leadeth peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.

Contextual Overview

1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. 3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

subdue: Psalms 18:47, Psalms 81:14, Deuteronomy 33:29, *marg. Joshua 21:44, Philippians 3:21

our feet: Psalms 110:1, Joshua 10:24, Joshua 10:25, 1 Corinthians 15:25

Reciprocal: Joshua 19:51 - These are Judges 4:23 - General Psalms 49:14 - upright Psalms 65:5 - terrible

Cross-References

Genesis 4:2
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Genesis 47:14
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 47:15
And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
Jonah 1:8
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. As Joshua, his type, subdued the Canaanites; and as David, another type of subdued the Syrians, Moabites, and others: the Jews from these words expect, that, in the times of the Messiah they look for, the Gentiles in a literal sense will be subdued by him, and become subject to them; but these, and all other expressions of the like kind, are to be understood in a spiritual sense; such as Isaiah 49:23; and which will have their accomplishment in the latter day, in the subjection of the Gentiles to the word and ordinances of the Gospel administered in his churches: though the passage here refers to the times following the ascension of Christ to heaven, when he went forth in the ministry of his apostles conquering and to conquer; and which he made use of to cause the people to fall under him, and to be willing to be saved by him; to submit to his righteousness, and to his ordinances, the sceptre of his kingdom; and which was causing them to triumph, and subduing the people under them, who through the Gospel preached by them became obedient by word and deed; and which was an occasion of joy even to the conquered ones.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He shall subdue the people under us - Compare Psalms 18:39, note; Psalms 18:47, note. The word rendered “subdue” is that which commonly means” to speak.” The idea in the use of this word here is that he has only to speak and it is done (compare Psalms 33:9), or that he could do it by a word. Compare, however, on the use of the word here, Gesenius (Lexicon), on the word - דבר dâbar, 2, Hiphil.

And the nations under our feet - That is, they shall be entirely or effectually subdued. See Psalms 7:5, note; Psalms 44:5, note. As God would enable them to do this, it was an occasion for thankfulness and triumph.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 47:3. He shall subdue the people under us — He shall do again for us what he had done for our forefathers-give us dominion over our enemies, and establish us in our own land. I would rather read this in the past tense, relative to what God did for their fathers in destroying the Canaanites, and giving them the promised land for their possession, and taking the people for his own inheritance. This is also applied to the conversion of the Gentiles, who, on the rejection of the Jews, have become his inheritance; and whom he has chosen to inherit all those spiritual blessings typified by the sacrifices and other significant rites and ceremonies of the Jewish Church.


 
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