Psalm 47

Easy-to-Read Version

To the director: A song from the Korah family.

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

⁵The Lord God goes up to his throne
    at the sound of the trumpet and horn.
⁶Sing praises to God, sing praises!
    Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
⁷God is the King of the whole world.
    Sing songs of praise!^[a]
⁸God sits on his holy throne;
    he rules all the nations.
⁹The 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!