Psalm 47:8
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8 God is king over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.(A)
1 Chronicles 16:31
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31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,
and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is king!”(A)
Psalm 89:14
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14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.(A)
Hebrews 4:16
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16 Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Psalm 93:1
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Psalm 93
The Majesty of God’s Rule
1 The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed; he is girded with strength.
He has established the world; it shall never be moved;(A)
Psalm 45:6-7
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6 Your throne, O God,[a] endures forever and ever.
Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;(A)
7 you love righteousness and hate wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;(B)
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- 45.6 Or Your throne is a throne of God, it
Psalm 22:27-29
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27 All the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
shall worship before him.[a](A)
28 For dominion belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.(B)
29 To him,[b] indeed, shall all who sleep in[c] the earth bow down;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
and I shall live for him.[d](C)
Psalm 9:4
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4 For you have maintained my just cause;
you have sat on the throne giving righteous judgment.(A)
Revelation 20:11
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The Dead Are Judged
11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sat on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his[a] presence, and no place was found for them.(A)
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- 20.11 Gk the
Revelation 19:6
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6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying out,
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- 19.6 Other ancient authorities add our
Psalm 110:6
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6 He will execute judgment among the nations,
filling them with corpses;
he will shatter heads
over the wide earth.(A)
Psalm 99:1
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Psalm 99
Praise to God for His Holiness
1 The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!(A)
Psalm 97:1
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Psalm 97
The Glory of God’s Reign
1 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice;
let the many coastlands be glad!(A)
Psalm 96:10
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10 Say among the nations, “The Lord is king!
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
He will judge the peoples with equity.”(A)
Psalm 94:20
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20 Can wicked rulers be allied with you,
those who contrive mischief by statute?(A)
Psalm 48:1
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Psalm 48
The Glory and Strength of Zion
A Song. A Psalm of the Korahites.
1 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain,(A)
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