Psalms 47:9

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Psalms 47:9


← Psalms 47:8 Psalms 47:9 (KJV) Psalms 48:1 →
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.
A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The princesH5081 of the peopleH5971 are gathered togetherH622, even the peopleH5971 of the GodH430 of AbrahamH85: for the shieldsH4043 of the earthH776 belong unto GodH430: he is greatlyH3966 exaltedH5927.


Original Hebrew

נְדִיבֵי עַמִּים ׀ נֶאֱסָפוּ עַם אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם כִּי לֵאלֹהִים מָגִנֵּי־אֶרֶץ מְאֹד נַעֲלָה׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
נְדִ֘יבֵ֤י
ne.Di.Vei H5081 HAampc noble (people) of
עַמִּ֨ים
'a.Mim H5971 HNcmpa peoples
נֶאֱסָ֗פוּ
ne.'e.Sa.fu H622 HVNp3cp they have gathered
עַם֮
'am H5971 HNcmsc (the) people of
אֱלֹהֵ֪י
'e.lo.Hei H430 HNcmpc (the) God of
אַבְרָ֫הָ֥ם
'av.Ra.Ham H85 HNp Abraham
כִּ֣י
ki H3588 HC for
לֵֽ֭/אלֹהִים
Le./lo.him H430 HR/Ncmpa (belong) to/ God
מָֽגִנֵּי
ma.gi.nei- H4043 HNcbpc (the) shields of
אֶ֗רֶץ
'E.retz H776 HNcbsa earth
מְאֹ֣ד
me.'Od H3966 HD exceedingly
נַעֲלָֽה
na.'a.Lah H5927 HVNp3ms he is exalted
Strong's References
  • H85 — אַבְרָהָם (ʼAbrâhâm, ab-raw-hawm'): contracted from אָב (ʼâb) H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram; Abraham.
  • H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  • H622 — אָסַף (ʼâçaph, aw-saf'): a primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.); assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly, withdraw.
  • H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  • H3966 — מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'): from the same as אוּד (ʼûwd) H181; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.
  • H4043 — מָגֵן (mâgên, maw-gane'): also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה (mᵉginnâh); from גָּנַן (gânan) H1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile; [idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.
  • H5081 — נָדִיב (nâdîyb, naw-deeb'): from נָדַב (nâdab) H5068; properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant); free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).
  • H5927 — עָלָה (ʻâlâh, aw-law'): a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
  • H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
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