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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםreignsמָלַךְoverעַלthe nations;גּוֹיִםElohimאֱלֹהִיםsitsיָשַׁבonעַלhis holy throne.כִּסֵּא קָדְשׁוֹ
Psalms 47:8
Study it in the app“Elohim reigns over the nations; Elohim sits on his holy throne.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 47:8, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- reignsמָלַךְmalach
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malach” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- sitsיָשַׁבyashav
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yashav” appears- his holy throneכִּסֵּאkise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears- his holy throneקָדְשׁkadsh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadsh” appears
The context
7For the King of all the earth is Elohim; sing a maskil.
8 · This verse (above)
9The nobles of the peoples have gathered, as the people of the Elohim of Abraham; for to Elohim belong the shields of the earth; greatly is he exalted.