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Psalm 47
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To the director: A song from the Korah family.

47 Everyone, clap your hands.
    Shout with joy to God!
2 The Lord Most High is awesome.
    He is the great King over all the earth.
3 He helped us defeat other nations.
    He put those people under our control.
4 He chose our land for us.
    He chose that wonderful land for Jacob, the one he loved. Selah

5 The Lord God goes up to his throne
    at the sound of the trumpet and horn.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises!
    Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 God is the King of the whole world.
    Sing songs of praise![a]
8 God sits on his holy throne;
    he rules all the nations.
9 The leaders of the nations have come together
    with the people of the God of Abraham.
All the rulers of the world belong to God.
    He is over them all!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 47:7 songs of praise Literally, “ maskil.” See “maskil” in the Word List.
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Psalm 47
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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!
2 For the Lord, the Most High, (D)is to be feared,
    (E)a great king over all the earth.
3 He (F)subdued peoples under us,
    and nations under our feet.
4 He chose our (G)heritage for us,
    (H)the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

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

8 God (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

  1. Psalm 47:7 Hebrew maskil
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Psalm 47
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Psalm 47[a]

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

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

2 For the Lord Most High(C) is awesome,(D)
    the great King(E) over all the earth.
3 He subdued(F) nations under us,
    peoples under our feet.
4 He chose our inheritance(G) for us,
    the pride of Jacob,(H) whom he loved.[b]

5 God has ascended(I) amid shouts of joy,(J)
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.(K)
6 Sing praises(L) to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth;(M)
    sing to him a psalm(N) of praise.

8 God reigns(O) over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.(P)
9 The nobles of the nations assemble
    as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings[c] of the earth belong to God;(Q)
    he is greatly exalted.(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 47:1 In Hebrew texts 47:1-9 is numbered 47:2-10.
  2. Psalm 47:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 47:9 Or shields
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