Psalms 47:2

Yahweh Most High is awesome, a great King over all the earth. It matters because God's universal kingship is the ground of all worship.

Cross-references · 18

• Mal 1:14“But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
• Ps 95:3For Yahweh is a great God, a great King above all gods.
• Ps 99:3Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
• Deut 7:21You shall not be scared of them; for Yahweh your God is among you, a great and awesome God.
• Ps 68:35You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
• Ps 47:7For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
• Neh 1:5and said, “I beg you, Yahweh, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments:
• Ps 65:5By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea;
• Ps 66:3–5Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
• Matt 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
• Ps 22:27–29All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
• Nah 1:6–7Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.
• Rev 6:16–17They told the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
• Phil 2:9–11Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;
• Ps 145:6Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
• Ps 76:12He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.
• Dan 7:13–14I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
• Deut 28:58If you will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and fearful name, YAHWEH YOUR GOD;

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