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God, the King of the World

For the director of music. A psalm of the sons of Korah [C descendants of Kohath, son of Levi, who served as Temple musicians; 1 Chr. 6:22].

47 Clap your hands, all you people.
    Shout to God with ·joy [jubilant shouts/cries/L sound].
The Lord Most High is ·wonderful [awesome].
    He is the great King over all the earth!
He ·defeated [subdues] ·nations [or armies] ·for [L under] us
    and ·put them under our control [L peoples under our feet].
He chose ·the land we would inherit [L for us our heritage/inheritance].
    We are the ·children [L pride] of Jacob, whom he loved. ·Selah [Interlude]

God has risen with a shout of joy;
    the Lord has risen ·as the trumpets sounded [L with the sound of the ram’s horn].
Sing praises to God. Sing praises.
    Sing praises to our King. Sing praises.
God is King of all the earth,
    so sing a ·song of praise [psalm; a skillful psalm; meditation; L maskil] to him.
God is King over the nations.
    God sits on his holy throne.
The ·leaders [princes] of the ·nations [or armies] ·meet [L gather together]
    with the ·people [or army] of the God of Abraham,
because the ·leaders [L shields; C military leaders] of the earth belong to God.
    He is ·supreme [highly exalted].

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