Praise to God, the Ruler of the Earth

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

47 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

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Psalm 47[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

Clap your hands,(A) all you nations;
    shout to God with cries of joy.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 47:1 In Hebrew texts 47:1-9 is numbered 47:2-10.

47 (A)Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.

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47 Save us,(A) Lord our God,
    and gather us(B) from the nations,
that we may give thanks(C) to your holy name(D)
    and glory in your praise.

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For thus says the Lord:

(A)“Sing with gladness for Jacob,
And shout among the chief of the nations;
Proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save Your people,
The remnant of Israel!’

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This is what the Lord says:

“Sing(A) with joy for Jacob;
    shout for the foremost(B) of the nations.
Make your praises heard, and say,
    Lord, save(C) your people,
    the remnant(D) of Israel.’

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Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.

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Shout for joy(A) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;

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Heaven Exults over Babylon

19 After these things (A)I [a]heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! (B)Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to [b]the Lord our God! For (C)true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He (D)has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:1 NU, M add something like
  2. Revelation 19:1 NU, M omit the Lord

Threefold Hallelujah Over Babylon’s Fall

19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude(A) in heaven shouting:

“Hallelujah!(B)
Salvation(C) and glory and power(D) belong to our God,
    for true and just are his judgments.(E)
He has condemned the great prostitute(F)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(G)

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12 “For(A) you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall (B)break forth into singing before you,
And (C)all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

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12 You will go out in joy(A)
    and be led forth in peace;(B)
the mountains and hills
    will burst into song(C) before you,
and all the trees(D) of the field
    will clap their hands.(E)

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(A)God has gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

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God has ascended(A) amid shouts of joy,(B)
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.(C)

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God the Refuge of His People and Conqueror of the Nations

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song (A)for Alamoth.

46 God is our (B)refuge and strength,
(C)A[a] very present help in trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:1 An abundantly available help

Psalm 46[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[b] A song.

God is our refuge(A) and strength,(B)
    an ever-present(C) help(D) in trouble.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
  2. Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term

12 And he brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, and gave him the (A)Testimony;[a] they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, (B)“Long live the king!”

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12 Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant(A) and proclaimed him king. They anointed(B) him, and the people clapped their hands(C) and shouted, “Long live the king!”(D)

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15 (A)So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

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15 while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts(A) and the sound of trumpets.(B)

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37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to (A)rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, 38 saying:

(B)‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’
(C)Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

39 And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”

40 But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, (D)the stones would immediately cry out.”

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37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,(A) the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”[a](B)

“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”(C)

39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”(D)

40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:38 Psalm 118:26

The Coming King(A)

“Rejoice (B)greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, (C)your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.

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The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(A)
    Shout,(B) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(C)
    righteous and victorious,(D)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(E)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(F)

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‘Who are you, (A)O great mountain?
Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!
And he shall bring forth (B)the capstone
(C)With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”

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“What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground.(A) Then he will bring out the capstone(B) to shouts(C) of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”

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