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!
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
- Psalm 47:7 Hebrew maskil
Cross references
- Psalm 47:1 : Ps. 42, title
- Psalm 47:1 : 2 Kgs. 11:12; Isa. 55:12; Nah. 3:19
- Psalm 47:1 : Ps. 95:1; [1 Sam. 10:24]
- Psalm 47:2 : Ps. 66:3, 5; 68:35; Deut. 7:21
- Psalm 47:2 : Mal. 1:14
- Psalm 47:3 : See Ps. 18:47
- Psalm 47:4 : Ps. 2:8; [1 Pet. 1:4]
- Psalm 47:4 : Amos 6:8; 8:7; Nah. 2:2
- Psalm 47:5 : 2 Sam. 6:15; [Ps. 68:18]
- Psalm 47:7 : Zech. 14:9
- Psalm 47:7 : 1 Cor. 14:15
- Psalm 47:8 : Ps. 22:28; 1 Chr. 16:31
- Psalm 47:9 : [Ps. 72:11; Isa. 49:7, 23]
- Psalm 47:9 : Ps. 89:18
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