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Psalm 47

For the choir director; a psalm by Korah’s descendants.

Clap your hands, all you people.
    Shout to Elohim with a loud, joyful song.
We must fear Yahweh, Elyon.
    He is the great Melek of the whole earth.
He brings people under our authority
    and puts nations under our feet.
He chooses our inheritance for us,
    the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah

Elohim has gone up with a joyful shout.
    Yahweh has gone up with the sound of a ram’s horn.
Make music to praise Elohim.
    Play music for him!
    Make music to praise our Melek.
        Play music for him!
Elohim is the Melek of the whole earth.
    Make your best music for him!
Elohim rules the nations.
    Elohim sits upon his holy throne.

The influential people from the nations gather together
    as the people of the Elohim of Abraham.
    The rulers of the earth belong to Elohim.
    He rules everything.

Psalm 47[a]

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

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

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

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

God reigns(O) over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.(P)
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