Verse 8

God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For Gud er konge over hele jorden, syng til hans ære i sang, alle folk!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Gud regjerer over hedningene, Gud sitter på sin hellige trone.

• Norsk King James

  Gud er konge over hedningefolkene; Gud sitter på sin hellige trone.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Gud er hele jordens konge; syng lovsanger med innsikt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For Gud er konge over hele jorden. Syng en vis oversang.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Gud styrer over folkene; Gud sitter på sin hellige trone.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gud hersker over hedningene; han sitter på tronen av sin hellighet.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Gud styrer over folkene; Gud sitter på sin hellige trone.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Gud er konge over hele jorden; syng med visdom.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For God is the King over all the earth; sing praises with understanding.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For Gud er konge over hele jorden; syng en sang om innsikt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Gud er al Jordens Konge; synger (Psalmer) forstandeligen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Gud hersker over folkeslagene; Gud sitter på sin hellige trone.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gud råder over folkeslagene. Gud sitter på sin hellige trone.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gud har hersket over nasjonene, Gud har satt seg på sin hellige trone.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gud regjerer over nasjonene; Gud sitter på sin hellige trone.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gud hersker over nasjonene; Gud sitter på sin hellige trone.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  God is kynge ouer the Heithe, God sitteth in his holy seate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  God reigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon his holy throne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  God raigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon his holy throne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 16:31 : 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; and let men say among the nations, 'The LORD reigns.'
• Ps 9:4 : 4 For you have maintained my right and my cause; you sat on the throne judging righteously.
• Ps 22:27-29 : 27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You. 28 For the kingdom is the LORD’s, and He is the governor among the nations. 29 All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship; all who go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive.
• Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter. 7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions.
• Ps 48:1 : 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain.
• Ps 89:14 : 14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of your throne; mercy and truth shall go before your face.
• Ps 93:1 : 1 The LORD reigns, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, with which he has girded himself: the world also is established, that it cannot be moved.
• Ps 94:20 : 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law?
• Ps 96:10 : 10 Say among the nations that the LORD reigns: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
• Ps 97:1 : 1 The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of islands be glad.
• Ps 99:1 : 1 The LORD reigns; let the people tremble: he sits between the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
• Ps 110:6 : 6 He will judge among the nations, he will fill the places with dead bodies; he will wound the heads over many countries.
• Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
• Rev 19:6 : 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord God omnipotent reigns.
• Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away; and there was no place found for them.