King James Version
Psalms 47:3 in the King James Version says “He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 47 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.”
Psalms 47:3 · KJV
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. for: or, of
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He shall subdue”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
“under our feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
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