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

47 Oh clap your hands, all you nations.
    Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
For Yahweh Most High is awesome.
    He is a great King over all the earth.
He subdues nations under us,
    and peoples under our feet.
He chooses our inheritance for us,
    the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
God has gone up with a shout,
    Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God! Sing praises!
    Sing praises to our King! Sing praises!
For God is the King of all the earth.
    Sing praises with understanding.
God reigns over the nations.
    God sits on his holy throne.
The princes of the peoples are gathered together,
the people of the God of Abraham.
    For the shields of the earth belong to God.
    He is greatly exalted!

To the Director: A song by the Sons of Korah.

The Ruler over the Nations

47 Clap your hands, all you peoples!
    Shout to God with a loud cry of joy!
For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared,
    a great king over all the earth.
He subdued peoples under us,
    and nations under our feet.
He chose our inheritance for us,
    even the pride of Jacob whom he loved.
Interlude

God has ascended on high with a shout,
    the Lord has ascended[a] with the blast of a trumpet.
Sing songs to God!
    Sing songs!
Sing songs to our King!
    Sing songs!

Indeed, God is king over all the earth;
    sing a song of praise.
God is king over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.

The nobles among the nations
    have joined the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
    he is greatly exalted.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 47:5 The Heb. lacks has ascended