God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
Parallel translations
- KJV God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
- BSB God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
- NKJV God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.
- NASB God reigns over the nations, God sits on His holy throne.
- NLT God reigns above the nations, sitting on his holy throne.
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- 1 Chr 16:31Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns!”
- Rev 19:6I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!
- Ps 45:6–7Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
- Ps 93:1Yahweh reigns! He is clothed with majesty! Yahweh is armed with strength. The world also is established. It can’t be moved.
- Ps 96:10Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.
- 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.
- Ps 110:6He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
- Ps 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
- Rev 20:11I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
- Ps 99:1Yahweh reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.
- Ps 9:4For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
- Ps 97:1Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!
- Ps 48:1A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
- Ps 94:20Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?
- Heb 4:16Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
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