Psalms 47

God Is King over All the Earth

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of athe Sons of Korah.

1 bClap your hands, all peoples!
cShout to God with loud songs of joy!
2For the Lord, the Most High, dis to be feared,
ea great king over all the earth.
3He fsubdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.
4He chose our gheritage for us,
hthe pride of Jacob whom he loves.  Selah
5 God ihas gone 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 jthe King of all the earth;
sing praises kwith a psalm!
Hebrew maskil

8 God mreigns over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.
9 nThe princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For othe shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted!
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