Psalm 47

Common English Bible

Psalm 47

For the music leader. A psalm of the Korahites.

47 Clap your hands, all you people!
    Shout joyfully to God with a joyous shout!
²Because the Lord Most High is awesome,
    he is the great king of the whole world.
³He subdues the nations under us,
    subdues all people beneath our feet.
⁴He chooses our inheritance for us:
    the heights of Jacob, which he loves. Selah

⁵God has gone up with a joyous shout—
    the Lord with the blast of the ram’s horn.
⁶Sing praises to God! Sing praises!
    Sing praises to our king! Sing praises
⁷    because God is king of the whole world!
    Sing praises with a song of instruction!^[a]

⁸God is king over the nations.
    God sits on his holy throne.
⁹The leaders of all people are gathered
    with the people of Abraham’s God
    because the earth’s guardians belong to God;
        God is exalted beyond all.

Footnotes

Psalm 47:7 Or Sing praises with understanding or wisely (cf LXX, Vulg); Heb maskil; see the note at Ps 32.

Psalm 47

The Message

47 ^1-9Applause, everyone. Bravo, bravissimo!
    Shout God-songs at the top of your lungs!
God Most High is stunning,
    astride land and ocean.
He crushes hostile people,
    puts nations at our feet.
He set us at the head of the line,
    prize-winning Jacob, his favorite.
Loud cheers as God climbs the mountain,
    a ram’s horn blast at the summit.
Sing songs to God, sing out!
    Sing to our King, sing praise!
He’s Lord over earth,
    so sing your best songs to God.
God is Lord of godless nations—
    sovereign, he’s King of the mountain.
Princes from all over are gathered,
    people of Abraham’s God.
The powers of earth are God’s—
    he soars over all.

Psalm 47

Contemporary English Version

(A psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.)

God Rules the Nations

¹All of you nations,
clap your hands and shout
    joyful praises to God.
²The Lord Most High is fearsome,
    the ruler of all the earth.
³God has put every nation
    under our power,
⁴and he chose for us the land
that was the pride of Jacob,
    his favorite.

⁵God goes up to his throne,
as people shout
and trumpets blast.
⁶Sing praises to God our King,
⁷the ruler of all the earth!
Praise God with songs.

⁸God rules the nations
    from his sacred throne.
⁹Their leaders come together
and are now the people
    of Abraham's God.
All rulers on earth
surrender their weapons,
    and God is greatly praised!

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Psalm 47 Common English Bible