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Psalm 47
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The sons of Korah wrote this psalm for the music leader.

God rules the earth!

47 People from every nation,
    clap your hands together.
Shout aloud to God,
    with the sound of happy songs.
2 The Lord, the Most High God, is wonderful.
He is the great King
    who rules over the whole earth.
3 He has won the battle against our enemies,
    and those nations are now under our power.
4 He chose a special land to belong to us.
Jacob's descendants are proud of that land.
    They are his own people that he loves.
Selah.
5 God has gone up to sit on his throne,
    while the people shout aloud.
The Lord has gone up there,
    while the trumpets make a loud noise.
6 Sing to praise God! Yes, sing!
    Sing to praise our king! Sing!
7 God is the King who rules over the whole earth!
    So sing a special song to praise him!
8 God rules over the nations.
God is sitting on his holy throne.
9 The leaders of the nations have met together.
    They have joined with the people who serve Abraham's God.[a]
God has authority over all the world's rulers
    and their armies.
Everyone should praise him,
    for he is great!

Footnotes

  1. 47:9 People from all nations, who are not descendants of Abraham, have joined with the Israelites to worship God.
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Psalm 47
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Psalm 47[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

1 Clap your hands,(A) all you nations;
    shout to God with cries of joy.(B)

2 For the Lord Most High(C) is awesome,(D)
    the great King(E) over all the earth.
3 He subdued(F) nations under us,
    peoples under our feet.
4 He chose our inheritance(G) for us,
    the pride of Jacob,(H) whom he loved.[b]

5 God has ascended(I) amid shouts of joy,(J)
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.(K)
6 Sing praises(L) to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth;(M)
    sing to him a psalm(N) of praise.

8 God reigns(O) over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.(P)
9 The nobles of the nations assemble
    as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings[c] of the earth belong to God;(Q)
    he is greatly exalted.(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 47:1 In Hebrew texts 47:1-9 is numbered 47:2-10.
  2. Psalm 47:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 47:9 Or shields
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