Psalm 47:2 {46:3}
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For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.

is terrible

Psalm 65:5 Wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our saviour, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off.

Psalm 66:3-5 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee. . . .

Psalm 68:35 God is wonderful in his saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people. Blessed be God.

Psalm 76:12 Even to him who taketh away the spirit of princes: to the terrible with the kings of the earth.

Psalm 99:3 Let them give praise to thy great name: for it is terrible and holy:

Psalm 145:6 And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.

Deuteronomy 7:21 Thou shalt not fear them, because the Lord thy God is in the midst of thee, a God mighty and terrible:

Deuteronomy 28:58 If thou wilt not keep, and fulfil all the words of this law, that are written in this volume, and fear his glorious and terrible name: that is, The Lord thy God:

Nehemiah 1:5 And I said: I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, strong, great, and terrible, who keepest covenant and mercy with those that love thee, and keep thy commandments:

Nahum 1:6,7 Who can stand before the face of his indignation? and who shall resist in the fierceness of his anger? his indignation is poured out like fire: and the rocks are melted by him. . . .

Revelation 6:16,17 And they say to the mountains and the rocks: Fall upon us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. . . .

a great

Psalm 47:7 For God is the king of all the earth: sing ye wisely.

Psalm 22:27-29 All the ends of the earth shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord: And all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall adore in his sight. . . .

Psalm 95:3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Daniel 7:13,14 I beheld, therefore, in the vision of the night, and lo, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and he came even to the ancient of days: and they presented him before him. . . .

Malachi 1:14 Cursed is the deceitful man that hath in his flock a male, and making a vow offereth in sacrifice that which is feeble to the Lord: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the Gentiles.

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.

Philippians 2:9-11 For which cause, God also hath exalted him and hath given him a name which is above all names: . . .

Context
Clap Your Hands, All You Peoples
1Unto the end, for the sons of Core. [2] O clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of joy, 2For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.3He hath subdued the people under us; and the nations under our feet.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:21
Thou shalt not fear them, because the Lord thy God is in the midst of thee, a God mighty and terrible:

Nehemiah 1:5
And I said: I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, strong, great, and terrible, who keepest covenant and mercy with those that love thee, and keep thy commandments:

Psalm 66:3
Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee.

Psalm 66:5
Come and see the works of God; who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

Psalm 68:35
God is wonderful in his saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people. Blessed be God.

Psalm 76:12
Even to him who taketh away the spirit of princes: to the terrible with the kings of the earth.

Psalm 89:7
God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him.

Psalm 103:19
The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall rule over all.

Malachi 1:14
Cursed is the deceitful man that hath in his flock a male, and making a vow offereth in sacrifice that which is feeble to the Lord: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the Gentiles.

Lexicon
How
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

awesome [is]
נוֹרָ֑א (nō·w·rā)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the Most High,
עֶלְי֣וֹן (‘el·yō·wn)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5945: An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme

the great
גָּ֝דוֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

King
מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the earth!
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land


Additional Translations
How awesome is the LORD the Most High, the great King over all the earth!For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

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

For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great king over all the earth.

For Jehovah, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth.

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

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

For Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

For Jehovah Most High is fearful, A great king over all the earth.
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