Psalm 47

Modern English Version

Psalm 47

For the Music Director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

¹Clap your hands, all you people!
Shout to God with a joyful voice.

²For the Lord Most High is awesome;
    He is a great King over all the earth.
³He subdued peoples under us,
    and nations under our feet.
⁴He chose our inheritance for us,
    the excellency of Jacob whom He loved. Selah

⁵God went 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 the King of all the earth;
sing praises with understanding.

⁸God reigns over the nations;
    God sits on His holy throne.
⁹The princes of peoples are gathered together,
    even the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
    He is greatly exalted.

Psalm 47

American Standard Version

God the King of the Earth.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

47 Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples;
Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
²For ^[a]Jehovah Most High is terrible;
He is a great King over all the earth.
³He subdueth peoples under us,
And nations under our feet.
⁴He chooseth our inheritance for us,
The glory of Jacob whom he ^[b]loved. Selah
⁵God is gone up with a shout,
Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.
⁶Sing praises to God, sing praises:
Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
⁷For God is the King of all the earth:
Sing ye praises ^[c]with understanding.
⁸God reigneth over the nations:
God sitteth upon his holy throne.
⁹The princes of the peoples are gathered together
^[d]To be the people of the God of Abraham;
For the shields of the earth belong unto God:
He is greatly exalted.

Footnotes

Psalm 47:2 Or, Jehovah is most high and terrible
Psalm 47:4 Or, loveth
Psalm 47:7 Or, in a skilful psalm. Hebrew Maschil.
Psalm 47:9 Or, Unto the people

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