PSA 47:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 46:9) Ἐβασίλευσεν ὁ Θεὸς ἐπὶ τὰ ἔθνη, ὁ Θεὸς κάθηται ἐπὶ θρόνου ἁγίου αὐτοῦ.
(Ebasileusen ho Theos epi ta ethnaʸ, ho Theos kathaʸtai epi thronou hagiou autou.)

BrTr (PSA 46:9) God reigns over the nations: God sits upon the throne of his holiness.

ULT God reigns over the nations;
⇔ God sits on the throne of his holiness.

UST God rules over all people groups.
⇔ He rules them completely fairly, not the way many human kings do.

BSB & MSB God reigns over the nations;
⇔ God is seated on His holy throne.

OEB God is king over all the nations,
⇔ God sits on his holy throne.

WEBBE & WMBB God reigns over the nations.
⇔ God sits on his holy throne.

NET God reigns over the nations!
⇔ God sits on his holy throne!

LSV God has reigned over nations, God has sat on His holy throne,

FBV God rules over the nations; he sits on his holy throne.

T4T God sits on his sacred throne
⇔ as he rules over the people of all ethnic groups.

LEB • God reigns over nations;
• God sits on his holy throne.

BBE God is the ruler over the nations; God is on the high seat of his holy rule.

Moff God now reigns over the nations,
⇔ seated on his sacred throne;

JPS (PSA 47:9) (47-10) The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham; for unto God belong the shields of the earth; He is greatly exalted.

ASV God reigneth over the nations:
⇔ God sitteth upon his holy throne.

DRA (PSA 46:9) God shall reign over the nations: God sitteth on his holy throne.

YLT God hath reigned over nations, God hath sat on His holy throne,

Drby [fn]God reigneth over the nations; [fn]God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

47.8 Elohim

RV God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.
(God reigneth/reigns over the nations: God sitteth/sits upon his holy throne.)

SLT God reigned over the nations; God sat upon his holy throne.

Wbstr God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

KJB-1769 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
(God reigneth/reigns over the heathen: God sitteth/sits upon the throne of his holiness.)

KJB-1611 God reigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon the throne of his holinesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps God raigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon his holy throne.
(God reigneth/reigns over the heathen: God sitteth/sits upon his holy throne.)

Gnva God reigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon his holy throne.
(God reigneth/reigns over the heathen: God sitteth/sits upon his holy throne.)

Cvdl God is kynge ouer the Heithe, God sitteth in his holy seate.
(God is king over the Heathen, God sitteth/sits in his holy seat.)

Wycl (PSA 46:9) God schal regne on hethene men; God sittith on his hooli seete.
(God shall reign on heathen men; God sitteth/sits on his holy seat.)

Luth (PSA 47:9) GOtt ist König über die Heiden; GOtt sitzt auf seinem heiligen Stuhl.
(God is king above the heathens; God sits on/in/to his holy stool/chair.)

ClVg (PSA 46:9) Regnabit Deus super gentes; Deus sedet super sedem sanctam suam.[fn]
(Will_reign God over people/nations; God is_sitting over seat holy his_own.)

46.9 Regnabit. Ibid. Modo impleta est hæc prophetia: Deus sedet super sedem sanctam. Sedem sanctam. AUG. Throni, Virtutes, et sancti.

46.9 Will_reign. There. Just/only filled it_is these_things prophecy: God is_sitting over seat holy. Seat holy. AUG. Thrones, Virtues, and holy.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קָדְשֽׁ⁠וֹ

ʼElohīm (Some words not found in UHB: reigns ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nations ʼElohīm sits on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of his_holiness_of,his )

Since the psalmist has already used the name God earlier in this sentence, it may be more natural in your language to use a pronoun here. (However, the repetition of the name has a poetic effect, so you may wish to repeat the name in your own translation.) Alternate translation: [he sits on the throne of his holiness]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קָדְשֽׁ⁠וֹ

ʼElohīm (Some words not found in UHB: reigns ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nations ʼElohīm sits on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of his_holiness_of,his )

The psalmist is using the possessive form to describe a throne, representing God’s reign, that is characterized by holiness. The idea is that God’s reign is not common, that is, it is not like the usual reign of kings on earth, who are not always just in their dealings with their people. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [God reigns with perfect justice] or [he reigns with perfect justice]

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