Psalm 47

English Standard Version

God Is King over All the Earth

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^(A)the Sons of Korah.

47 ^(B)Clap your hands, all peoples!
    ^(C)Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
²For the Lord, the Most High, ^(D)is to be feared,
    ^(E)a great king over all the earth.
³He ^(F)subdued peoples under us,
    and nations under our feet.
⁴He chose our ^(G)heritage for us,
    ^(H)the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

⁵God ^(I)has gone up with a shout,
    the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
⁶Sing praises to God, sing praises!
    Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
⁷For God is ^(J)the King of all the earth;
    sing praises ^(K)with a psalm!^[a]

⁸God ^(L)reigns over the nations;
    God sits on his holy throne.
⁹^(M)The princes of the peoples gather
    as the people of the God of Abraham.
For ^(N)the shields of the earth belong to God;
    he is highly exalted!

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Psalm 47:7 Hebrew maskil

Psalm 47

English Standard Version

God Is King over All the Earth

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^(A)the Sons of Korah.

47 ^(B)Clap your hands, all peoples!
    ^(C)Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
²For the Lord, the Most High, ^(D)is to be feared,
    ^(E)a great king over all the earth.
³He ^(F)subdued peoples under us,
    and nations under our feet.
⁴He chose our ^(G)heritage for us,
    ^(H)the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

⁵God ^(I)has gone up with a shout,
    the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
⁶Sing praises to God, sing praises!
    Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
⁷For God is ^(J)the King of all the earth;
    sing praises ^(K)with a psalm!^[a]

⁸God ^(L)reigns over the nations;
    God sits on his holy throne.
⁹^(M)The princes of the peoples gather
    as the people of the God of Abraham.
For ^(N)the shields of the earth belong to God;
    he is highly exalted!

Footnotes

Psalm 47:7 Hebrew maskil

Genesis 22:15-18

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¹⁵And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven ¹⁶and said, ^(A)“By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, ¹⁷I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring ^(B)as the stars of heaven and ^(C)as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess ^(D)the gate of his^[a] enemies, ¹⁸and ^(E)in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, ^(F)because you have obeyed my voice.”

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Genesis 22:17 Or their

Genesis 22:15-18

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¹⁵And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven ¹⁶and said, ^(A)“By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, ¹⁷I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring ^(B)as the stars of heaven and ^(C)as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess ^(D)the gate of his^[a] enemies, ¹⁸and ^(E)in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, ^(F)because you have obeyed my voice.”

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Genesis 22:17 Or their

1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

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⁹Now concerning ^(A)brotherly love ^(B)you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been ^(C)taught by God ^(D)to love one another, ¹⁰for that indeed is what ^(E)you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to ^(F)do this more and more, ¹¹and to aspire ^(G)to live quietly, and ^(H)to mind your own affairs, and ^(I)to work with your hands, as we instructed you, ¹²so that you may ^(J)walk properly before ^(K)outsiders and be dependent on no one.

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1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

English Standard Version

⁹Now concerning ^(A)brotherly love ^(B)you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been ^(C)taught by God ^(D)to love one another, ¹⁰for that indeed is what ^(E)you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to ^(F)do this more and more, ¹¹and to aspire ^(G)to live quietly, and ^(H)to mind your own affairs, and ^(I)to work with your hands, as we instructed you, ¹²so that you may ^(J)walk properly before ^(K)outsiders and be dependent on no one.