Psa 47 | LSB | STEP | For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. O clap your hands, all peoples; Make a loud shout to God with the sound of a shout of joy.

Psalms 47

Psalm 47

God Is King of All the Earth

For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.

1 O clap your hands, all peoples;
Make a loud shout to God with the sound of a shout of ^{▼▼Or a ringing cry}joy.
2 For Yahweh Most High is ^{▼▼Or awesome}fearsome,
A great King over all the earth.
3 He subdues peoples under us
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our inheritance for us,
The pride of Jacob whom He loves. ^{▼▼Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude}Selah.
5 God has ascended ^{▼▼Or amid}with a loud shout,
Yahweh, ^{▼▼Or amid}with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with a ^{▼▼Heb Maskil; possibly Contemplative, Didactic, Skillful Psalm}skillful psalm.
8 God reigns over the nations,
God ^{▼▼Or has taken His seat}sits on His holy throne.
9 The nobles of the peoples have assembled themselves with the people of the God of Abraham,
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He ^{▼▼Lit has greatly exalted Himself}is highly exalted.